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From: tedc@dartvax.UUCP (Ted Cooley)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: 3 1/2 Drives for PC
Message-ID: <5206@dartvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 29-Sep-86 08:43:24 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 29 08:43:24 1986
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Organization: Thayer School of Engineering
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In article <142@sjuvax.UUCP> lyle@sjuvax.sju.edu.UUCP (Wayne J. Lyle) writes:
>
>	I would like to know if there exists a 3 1/2 disk
>drive and controller that would work on a standard IBM PC
>or Compatable?  I would like to be able to transfer files
>from a Desktop PC to a portable unit without having to
>connect them via the serial port.
>
>				Thank you in advance
>					Wayne Lyle
>

Wayne-
	The external 3.5" drive is available for both the AT and PC
familys of IBM computer.  Be sure to specify which one you want when ordering.
(The difference is with the wiring for supplying power.)

	To use the external drive, you must:

	1) plug the drive into the back of the internal disk controller card.
	   (this jack is a bus port)

	2) convert your DOS system to DOS 3.20   MS has written a new command
	   (install) to do this for you painlessly.

	3) install a device driver for the external drive.  This again is a
	   DOS parameter in the config.sys file.

	The price of the external drive is about $300 with the academic
discount.

Ted Cooley
Thayer School of Engineering
Dartmouth College
hanover, NH  03755

Disclaimer:  Who? ME? Work for IBM?!?  Be serious.  I'm still a starving student.