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From: johnl@iecc.cambridge.ma.us (John R. Levine)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: SMD disk controller for PC?
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Date: 14 Nov 90 14:47:41 GMT
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Interphase in Dallas at least used to make an SMD interface for the PC bus.
I used one in 1984 to attach a Fujitsu Eagle to an AT as drives D: through O:,
since DOS 2.x only could handle 32MB per partition.

The bad news is that it's very expensive, over $1000.  Considering that you
can get a 600MB SCSI or ESDI drive for $2000 these days, you might be better
off selling your SMD disk to someone who really wants SMD and buying a new
disk that attaches to a normal cheap interface.

Regards,
John Levine, johnl@iecc.cambridge.ma.us, {spdcc|ima|world}!esegue!johnl