Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!hellgate.utah.edu!csn!ncar!gatech!udel!brahms.udel.edu!snyder From: snyder@brahms.udel.edu (Mayleen G Snyder) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit Subject: Re: 3.5" Disk Drive for 8-bit Keywords: 3.5 disk drive Message-ID: <19206@brahms.udel.edu> Date: 1 Mar 91 02:43:27 GMT References: <1991Feb25.072510.5024@world.std.com> <1991Feb28.222720.23587@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Distribution: na Organization: University of Delaware Lines: 30 To: Matthew Wilson Subject: Re: 3.5" Disk Drive for 8-bit Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit In-Reply-To: <1991Feb28.222720.23587@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> References: <1991Feb25.072510.5024@world.std.com> Organization: University of Delaware In article <1991Feb28.222720.23587@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> you write: >The Percom disk drive for my 8-bit has double sided/double density >ability as well. I would definately appreciate any hints on attaching >a 3.5" drive to the disk controller. Please post any response. it should just go right on....need the righT connect but with SpartaDOS it should give you 720k per disk....but i have an ATR 8000 for my atari....it will handle 5-1/4 in single/double sided or density...(will not do dual density tho') it will handle 3.5 drives in the same... (720k max for a DS/DD 3.5 drive) if you or anyone is interested in buying send me some mail i will trade it for a 40 SCSI or ST-506 drive or $200... (it includes everything to hook up a 3.5 720k drive and a 5-1/4 360k drive EXCEPT power supply for the floppys...(standard +5,+12 but i do have the connector to hook the 3.5 to the standard power connector)... you can run CP/M on the ATR i can give you the name and number of the guy who has the software to run CP/M on it...it also has a print and Serial port (i have the cable to hook up a standard modem to it...(i am currently using it now wit a Supra modem and Kermit (for the Atari) and have used DeTerm,Express,a term prg i wrote in Action! and several others...) it does have ONE bad side....size... it is as wide as my 1200xl and 2 1/2 inches high and about foot deep....) (p.s. you can hook it up to a terminal and use it alone to run CP/M....) (it will support up to 4 drives of any config.....) Sloopy X. Malibu Snyder@brahms.udel.edu (chris luckey) Snyder@chopin.udel.edu