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From: kimes@ihlpe.ATT.COM (Kit Kimes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: hard drives
Message-ID: <3763@ihlpe.ATT.COM>
Date: 11 Nov 88 19:20:43 GMT
References: <8811110338.AA03901@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Naperville, Illinois
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> I am trying to find out how to hook up a hard disk drive to my system.
>         The system configuration is:
>                 Atari 1200xl
>                 1050 unmodified drive
>                 850 interface
>                 1200 baud modem
>                 Okimate 10 printer
> I would apprieciate the information if anyone can help.  please either post 
> here or send email to 89_lozierp@union.  I was told by the ICD company that 
> there is no way to do it, but I thought i would ask the people who also might
> have tried it or might have the knowhow to perform this function.

I'm surprised that someone at ICD would tell you that since they have about
the only setup I know of that will work. HOWEVER, you are a long way price
wise from your goal.  You need a hard disk of some kind (IBM type). 
Then you have to buy ICD's MIO box ($239.95 for 256K model) and
their 8bit hard drive kit ($289.95 with MFM controller, $339.95 with RLL
controller).  As you can see, you are talking about $530 without a hard
drive.  Of course you have some side benefits.  The MIO is a printer buffer,
256K RAMdisk, and has a built-in RS232 port for your modem.  You could sell
your 850 interface and subtract that amount from the $530.  :-)

There was another company that advertized briefly that had an interface
that was supposed to work.  They had a funny name like Irata Verga or
something like that.  I don't know if they are still in business.

					Kit Kimes  
					AT&T--Bell Laboratories
					...att!ihlpe!kimes