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From: sparks@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Steve Gaarder)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Using 8 inch floppies on an AT compatible
Message-ID: <2211@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Date: Tue, 1-Sep-87 12:33:59 EDT
Article-I.D.: batcompu.2211
Posted: Tue Sep  1 12:33:59 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 5-Sep-87 04:23:16 EDT
Reply-To: sparks@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Steve Gaarder)
Organization: Cornell Theory Center, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
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I'm looking for a way to connect a Shugart SA810 half-height single-side
8 inch floppy to an HP Vectra (AT compatible) for the purpose of reading
standard CP/M disks.  Two questions:

1) Hardware:  Since the high-density drive uses the same data rate as an
8 inch drive, can I hook up the drive to the existing controller?  I
know the bios won't be able to deal with it, but that's a software
problem.  If the standard controller won't work, who makes a board that
will? 

2) Software:  Does anyone know of software that will read CP/M 8 inch
disks, using whatever controller is required?
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Steve Gaarder                                         
Cornell University, 171 Hollister, Ithaca NY 14853           607-255-5389
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