[Coco] Is this really a hard disk controller?

[Gene Heskett]

On Thursday 29 January 2009, Steven Hirsch wrote:
>Hard Drive Specialist disk controller:
>
>eBay auction 310119084347
>
>I seem to recall that this is actually a floppy controller.  Can't find a
>mention of it in Google.  Anyone know for sure?
>
>Steve

Yes, its a floppy controller, and likely has a fujitsu 8877 fdc chip in it. a 
cmos chip IIRC, than can do HD disks just fine if modified clocks are used.  
I had one once & let somebody con me out of it.

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