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From: mjg@ecsvax.UUCP (Michael Gingell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: 1.44Meg microfloppy drive
Message-ID: <4165@ecsvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 16-Nov-87 09:01:22 EST
Article-I.D.: ecsvax.4165
Posted: Mon Nov 16 09:01:22 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 18-Nov-87 02:02:44 EST
References: <1968@ttrdc.UUCP>
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Summary: You do need special hardware

In article <1968@ttrdc.UUCP>, kad@ttrdc.UUCP (Keith Drescher) writes:
> 
> Does anyone out there know how to interface a 3.5" microfloppy
> drive to a PC/XT or a PC/AT?   I don't need the hardware info, as
> I an manage that, but does anyone know where I can get a DRIVER
> for one of these drives.  PC-DOS 3.3 and MS-DOS 3.2 come with

I think you DO need hardware information. I beleive the data transfer
rate to these drives is 600 kHz which is not supported by regular
PC, XT or AT floppy controllers.  The only way I have seen to date
is a card from Micro Solutions called Compaticard. This supports
3.5", 5", 8", single and double density, 360k, 720k, 1.2Meg, 1.44 Meg
and comes with a software driver. You can put up to 4 of these in
a single PC or AT and as each handles up to 4 drives, control up to
16 drives !!.  Costs $175 and is a half card size.

Mike Gingell   ...mcnc!ecsvax!mjg