[Coco] B&B HD Setup

[Steven Hirsch]

On Sun, 3 May 2009, Bruce W. Calkins wrote:

> Yes, I got a copy of the XT-ROM.  Not that I have had any time to do 
> anything except file it.  My CoCo hard drive system uses a Disto SCSI 
> interface to an Adaptec MFM adapter running a pair of Maxtor XT-2190 
> drives. It has been a while since I have formatted a drive, but I 
> remember it takes a while.

Ah, yes.  The XT-2190 was, I believe, the highest capacity MFM drive ever 
manufactured and one of the hardest to find.  I miss that light-dimming 
surge of startup current :-).



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