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From: sadoyama@argon.berkeley.edu (Eric Sadoyama)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: How do I add a 3.5" 1.44M drive to my old XT?
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Date: 21 Mar 91 09:46:38 GMT
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I've got an old Leading Edge Model D (an XT-compatible) that I'd like
to add a 3.5" 1.44M drive to, either internally or externally.  I've
been told that for various reasons, I can't do this.  Why?  

Is it the 8088 chip itself?  Is it the (Phoenix) BIOS?  Is it the floppy
disk controller?  Or it it something that I haven't mentioned?  What do I
need to upgrade in order to get this to work?

In case you're thinking, "why not just get a new machine?" -- I *have*
a new 386SX already, but I have no real reason to scrap my trusty old XT 
just yet.  It works just fine for a lot of simple chores, and it's useful 
to have around as a spare.  The only thing is that it's irritating to
have to use 360K disks all the time -- they don't hold enough, and it's
a pain to have to copy files from one disk size to another if I want to 
bring home work from the office (where they use 3.5" disks exclusively).

Thanks for all tips,
-Eric Sadoyama