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From: jacc@midas.UUCP (Jac Colby)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Attaching non-CBM disk drives
Message-ID: <505@midas.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 17-Jul-86 12:14:16 EDT
Article-I.D.: midas.505
Posted: Thu Jul 17 12:14:16 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 19-Jul-86 01:48:37 EDT
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR
Lines: 32
Keywords: disk-drives,3.5,5.25

< To you, great eater of lines, do I offer up my good characters >

Does anyone have experience, comments, know of any articles, etc.
on attaching discount-house drives to an Amiga?

A cursory examination of the port signals seems to indicate that
it would be relatively easy, and the cost savings could be
significant.

My questions include:

   The motor on/off signal seems to require some extra handling;
   what did you do for it?
	
   Power supply - is the Amiga adequate for 5.5's and/or 5.25's,
   or would you still recommend an external power supply.

   For the 5.25's, do you have any problems with the Transformer
   software (other than 'normal')?

   What brand of 5.25 are you using - are there any brand
   specific quirks/problems?

Many thanks in advance.

Jac Colby
Tektronix  MS 94-442
PO Box 4600 
Beaverton, OR 97075
(503) 629-1129

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