[Coco] Temp drives

[billg]

Well, the cable has a twisted section for the first drive.  Other than that,
there are no jumpers, switches, etc.


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>[mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Robert Gault

>Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 10:08 AM

>To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts

>Subject: Re: [Coco] Temp drives

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>Should work. The only problem may be drive selection. Modern 

>PC drives don't work the same way that older drives did. Now 

>there may not be a dip switch for selecting the number of the 

>drive as there had been; you may have to use the cable/pins. 

>You may even have to twist some of the cable strands.

>

>I have a PC drive for drives #1,3 which is working without any 

>modification of the Coco drive cable. I would have trouble 

>making the drive work for #0,2.

>

>billg wrote:

>> I have a couple of bare 1.2Mb PC drives, a 2 drive cable, 

>and a spare 

>> power supply.  If memory serves, I SHOULD be able to hook everything 

>> up and make them work.

>> 

>> Right??

>> 

>> Anything I've forgotten??

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