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From: bob@consult.UUCP (Bob Willey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: IDE more than 2 floppies
Keywords: IDE floppies multiple
Message-ID: <334@consult.UUCP>
Date: 12 Feb 91 23:59:28 GMT
References: <333@consult.UUCP> <2317@travis.csd.harris.com>
Reply-To: bob@consult.UUCP (Bob Willey)
Organization: CCS Enterprises, Inc. - Easton, MD
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In article <2317@travis.harris.com> leoh@hardy.harris.com (Leo Hinds) writes:
>In article <333@consult.UUCP> bob@consult.UUCP (Bob Willey) writes:
>>We have several machines with IDE controllers in them. (Cards and not
>>built into the motherboard).  They only support two floppy drives and
>>2 hard drives.  I understand that somewhere there exists IDE controllers
>>that support more than 2 floppies.  
>Wonder Systems	(415)490-6290 
>	has a device called ws-ide4 that supports 2HD + 4FD for $34/1.  They 
>	are also completing a 2HD+4FD+2S+1P controller for $45/1
>If anyone has tried this product, please let me know how well it works as I 
>am quite interested in such a product myself.

Will keep you posted.  I have found one card that supposedly is a 2HD
and 4FD controller.  Noname as of yet, it is on its way (2 of them actually)
and similar pricing.  If this does not work I will try the Wonder Systems.
It will be so nice to have 5-1/4" low and High density and 3.5" low and
high density for conversions and the like.  It is frustrating sometimes,
to need a utility and to find it on a high density machine and the customer's
machine is an XT with a 360K, and no communications to dial into our BBS.
Oh well, goes with the territory.

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