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From: kevin@iisat.uucp (Kevin Davies)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy
Subject: Re: Why the TL/2 is different than the TL...
Summary: Smart Drives
Message-ID: <1989Oct29.225531.13075@iisat.uucp>
Date: 29 Oct 89 22:55:31 GMT
References: <89300.141104JRA102@PSUVM.BITNET>
Organization: International Information Service, Dart., NS.
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In article <89300.141104JRA102@PSUVM.BITNET>, JRA102@PSUVM.BITNET (Jim Achuff) writes:
> 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).
>                                       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.


These new smart drives are manufactured by Western Digital and are really
not that 'special' (like having ESDI/SCSI).  It's true that the drives
plug directly onto the motherboard of the TL/2, and a special 'AT' controller
is required for their 3000 and up lines.  But XT type controllers for smart
drives are available. They are usually shipped with these IDE (as they
are called) drives.
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