Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!cbmvax!vu-vlsi!devon!paul
From: paul@devon.UUCP (Paul Sutcliffe Jr.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy
Subject: Re: 1.44MB Floppy for 1000SX?  Survey Says:  NO!
Message-ID: <756@devon.UUCP>
Date: 23 Apr 88 15:40:13 GMT
References: <1551@vu-vlsi.Villanova.EDU> <4970@ecsvax.UUCP>
Reply-To: paul@devon.UUCP (Paul Sutcliffe Jr.)
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Organization: Devon Computer Services, Lancaster, PA
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Summary: Are you sure?

In article <4970@ecsvax.UUCP> mjg@ecsvax.UUCP (Michael Gingell) writes:
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| In article <1551@vu-vlsi.Villanova.EDU>, 7GMADISO@POMONA.bitnet writes:
| > 
| > Sorry, you are out of luck.   You cannot put a 1.44MB 3.5" drive (or a
| > 1.2MB 5.25" drive, for that matter) in your 1000SX; the floppy controller
| 
| You certainly can install 3.5" 720K, 1.44 Meg, 5.25" 360, 720, 1.2 Meg,
| even 8 inch drives on your Tandy 1000 SX or any PC that has at least
| one regular PC type slot free.
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And what do you call "regular PC type slot?"  The Tandy 1000{A,SX,TX}
have "short" card cages (~10 inches) and so cannot accept full size
IBM PC cards.  Half cards work, though.  Is the Compaticard a half-size
card?

- paul

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