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From: berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Floppy Controller for 3 Drives
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Date: 17 Apr 89 19:23:00 GMT
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Nf-From: clio.las.uiuc.edu!berger    Apr 17 14:23:00 1989


There are several boards on the market that will allow you to connect
2-4 additional drives, and co-exist with your existing standard con-
troller.  My favorite is the Micro Solutions CompatiCard, which can
be located at 4 different I/O addresses.  There are two versions:  One
supports two internal and two external floppy drives.  One supports
only two internal drives.  Since it can be used in conjunction with
a standard controller, you can get a standard two-drive controller
with your machine, and add the CompatiCard.  Besides supporting
8", 5.25" and 3.5" disk drives of all standard densities, the
CompatiCard includes device driver software, so you can use the
disks even if your BIOS doesn't properly support them (and so you can
use both controllers).  The CompatiCard is $ 125 for the two-drive
version, and $ 175 for the four-drive version.

mike berger, University of Illinois
berger@atropa.stat.uiuc.edu