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From: campbell@Thalatta.COM (Bill Campbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy
Subject: Re: 5.25 drives for the tandy 6000/16
Keywords: tandy 6000
Message-ID: <4261@thebes.Thalatta.COM>
Date: 26 May 90 16:50:27 GMT
References: <O+O3548@xds7.ferranti.com>
Reply-To: campbell@Thalatta.COM (Bill Campbell)
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Organization: Thalatta Corporation, Bellevue WA
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In article <O+O3548@xds7.ferranti.com> harter@ficc.ferranti.com (ron harter) writes:
>
>Hello,
>
>Does anybody know if there are 5.25 inch drives available for the tandy 6000/16?
>I have my eye on a used one, but I don't see an easy way to move software
>on to it. Any help/suggestions would be appreciated.
>
The Tandy 6000 uses standard st506 type drives with up to 1024 cyl
and 8 heads.  You do need the Tandy controllers one in the computer,
and an external controller that normally comes with the Tandy
primary hard disk.

The 16/6000 systems support up to 4 hard disks under Xenix
(TRSDOS and CP/M too I believe).  I have a system here with one
70Meg, a 35 Meg and two 15 Megs in a single box.

Getting software on the hard disks depends on your operating
system.  Xenix doesn't have any problem.  Under TRSDOS you have
to have at least version 4.2 (That may not the current release,
it has been years since I used it).
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