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From: andyross@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Andrew Rossmann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy
Subject: Re: Why the TL/2 is different than the TL...
Message-ID: <1989Oct28.205949.892@ddsw1.MCS.COM>
Date: 28 Oct 89 20:59:49 GMT
References: <89300.141104JRA102@PSUVM.BITNET>
Reply-To: andyross@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Andrew Rossmann)
Organization: ddsw1.MCS.COM Contributor, Mundelein, IL
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In article <89300.141104JRA102@PSUVM.BITNET> JRA102@PSUVM.BITNET (Jim Achuff) writes:
>The main difference that Tandy is toting is Smart Drive Technology (HA!) making
>Radio Shack the only dealer carrying the hard drives for the TL/2. What a Smart
>Drive is is a 20 or 40 meg hard drive with a bastard connector that only fits
>into the TL/2's connector slot. (What they've done is put the hard drive
>controller on the motherboard). The TL/2 can also support up to 3 floppy drives
>whereas the TL could only handle 2. Other than that, there is basically no
>difference, and the price is the same. My advice, get a TX if you can find one,
>then go for a TL. Get the TL/2 only as a last resort, 'cause just like they
>always do, Tandy has come out with that wonderful Tandy compatibility.
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  The 'Smart Drive' is simply Tandy's name for IDE (Integrated Drive
Electronics.) This is now available on more and more computers. You can use
standard IDE drives in the TL/2, along with most of their newer computers.
You can also use a standard hard disk controller, if you don't mind giving
up a slot.
  IDE has been around for over a year, and I first saw it on CompuAdd
computers, although there were probably others out by then, too.
  IDE drives are available up to 70M.


  Andrew Rossmann
  andyross@ddsw1.MCS.COM