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From: c60b-1eq@web-1f.berkeley.edu (Noam Mendelson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: How do I add a 3.5" 1.44M drive to my old XT?
Message-ID: <1991Mar22.071715.9669@agate.berkeley.edu>
Date: 22 Mar 91 07:17:15 GMT
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In article <12206@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> sadoyama@argon.berkeley.edu (Eric Sadoyama) writes:
>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?

I assume you have the XT's original floppy disk controller.  You'll need
a new one which recognizes 1.44Mb drives.  Also, if you're going for
internal, make sure you have a spare power supply lead and, of course,
a free slot for the drive ;-)

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