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From: nichomax@cattell.psych.upenn.edu (Nicholas Maxwell)
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Subject: What is a "regular" PC Hard Drive Interface?
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Date: 15 Apr 91 20:56:09 GMT
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Four years ago I bought a Zenith 180.  This is a laptop with a port for an
external hard-drive.  At the time Zenith was selling a hard drive to be
plugged into this port, but they no longer do.  In their literature, they say
that "any regular PC hard drive" will work when plugged into the port.  They
also imply that the hard drive needs it's own controller.  I gather that there
are a variety of interfaces for hard drives (SCSI, ESDI, MFM, RLL, etc.).  Does
anyone have any idea what interface Zenith would have been referring to?

Thanks in advance.

Nicholas Maxwell
nichomax@cattell.psych.upenn.edu