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From: MARC.NEWMAN@f601.n106.z1.fidonet.org (MARC NEWMAN)
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Subject: Re: good news
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>        Now for the question (no, not related). I would like to
>        know more about the TurboROM. I took out the old 10MB drive
>        and put in a 40 MB 28 ms. I UNDERSTAND that the most I can
>        get is a speed improvement, but I want MORE :-) A person I
>        know put in 2 10MB drives and just put a switch on the
>        front panel so he can switch them in and out ! :-) Viola,
>        20MB! [grin]
 
Carol, I have a Kaypro 10 with the Advent Turbo Rom, and also the clock 
they used to sell, and I ADDED a 56 meg drive.  The original one in it 
was a 10 meg 1/2 high, and it was a fairly simple matter to add another 
1/2 high drive.  Took a new control cable with an extra connector, a 
second data cable, a Y for the power cable to split off power to 2 
drives, and the ROM and Formatter Advent used to sell.  You would have 50 
megs if you left your original drive in. 
 
There is a minor speed improvement with the Turbo Rom.  
 
I hear that since Bridger Mitchell wrote the Rom and Formatter 
originally, he is selling them now.  Can someone else verify this? 
 
Good luck, and I will be glad to help if needed.
 
Marc Newman
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