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From: wrd@tekigm2.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: 1.2M drive for compatible
Message-ID: <1720@tekigm2.TEK.COM>
Date: Thu, 7-May-87 14:12:18 EDT
Article-I.D.: tekigm2.1720
Posted: Thu May  7 14:12:18 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 9-May-87 06:45:13 EDT
Organization: Tektronix Inc., Beaverton, Or.
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Keywords: Maxim


Can anyone tell me how to get a 1.2Meg disk drive that will work with a Maxim
PC-XT compatible.  At present I have two 360k drives and want to add a third,
but 1.2M, drive to the system.  I also have a Seagate ST-225 hard disk drive.
I have been told that you can only install 1.2 M drives in true IBM's and yet
the Tandom AT clone that I recently purchased for an engineer under me has a
1.2M drive in it.  What gives?  Will they only work on IBM's?  Or only on AT's?
Or on AT clones?  Or what?  I physically have space for a 1/2 height disk
drive, have the power connection and a spare buss connection and a spare card
slot.  So what is it that I need?  IBM Bios ROM chips?

Thanks in advance,
--Bill Dippert--
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