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From: cmm1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Christopher M Mauritz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: HD (1.44 meg) drives for 1040ST
Message-ID: <1990Dec27.142024.1003@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Date: 27 Dec 90 14:20:24 GMT
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In article <1990Dec26.204345.29924@santra.uucp> s37837k@saha.hut.fi (Jari Lehto) writes:
>If you just plug a hd-floppy drive to your st, it will work, but only
>in dd-mode. To get it work in hd-mode, you'll have to get a hd-adapter.
>These adapters are available at least from Hard & Soft A.Herberg, which
>is in Castrop-Rauxel, a place near Dusseldorf in Germany. To work correctly
>this adapter needs the WD 1772 floppy-controller chip, check if your ST
>has this one. (some won't) 
>To connect this firm, get a magazine (german) called 68000er STmagazin,
>or send me email to get the address, part-nr and price.
>I am not connected to this firm any way besides being a customer!
>
>That magazine is really worth getting, because it helps you to contact
>to the makers and shops of the most exotic hardware that is available to
>the ST/Mega-serie.
>Not connected with STmagazin either!

I seem to recall someone posting a rather lengthy message a few months
ago which went into graphic detail on how to connect a HD drive to an
ST.  The most exotic thing it requires is for one to double the clock
speed of the floppy controller chip.  I believe it was Rainer Klute who
posted it, so you might want to ask him.

Cheers,

Chris

p.s.  Oh yeah, just to piss off Stephen Jacobs, Atari stock closed at
      1 7/8 yesterday.  That is roughly 1/3 of it's value 5 months ago.
      Smiles everyone! :-)
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