[Coco] CoCo Hard Drive History

[Tim Fadden]

On 10/13/2013 4:06 PM, Tim Fadden wrote:
> On 10/12/2013 7:01 PM, tonym wrote:
>>> ---- Original Message ----
>>> From: "Bruce W. Calkins" <brucewcalkins at charter.net>
>>> Sent: 10/12/2013 9:47:14 PM
>>> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] CoCo Hard Drive History
>>>
>>> I seem to recall the Burke and Burke interface needed the ??-1004 MFM
>>> controller.
>>> Bruce W.
>>> ===================
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "goosey"
>>>
>>>> Since I know the 1010 and 2010 are MFM controllers I assume the
>>>> Eliminator's 1002 is also MFM.
>>>>
>>>> Willard
>>>
>> I believe the B&B supported the WD1002-WX1, WD1002-XTGEN, and 
>> WD1002-27X (RLL).
>> I have 2-3 of those things in the garage in the CoCo storage bins...
>>
>> Speaking of HDDs...
>>
>> Will the Disto SASI adapters talk to a SCSI HDD directly?
>>
>> Are these WD SASI-to-MFM boards similar to the controller boards used 
>> in the Kaypro 10?
>> Or is that a different board? I think those were WD1002-HD0?
>>
>>
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> The Disto 4in1 adapter is SCSI not SASI. I use it with several 
> different SCSI drives.  They have to be SCSI 1 though.  I doubt SASI 
> even existed back then.  IT is a follower of the SCSI interface, and 
> is relatively new. Serial Attached SCSI is what it stands for.

CORRECTION:  SCSI came from SASI  which I confused with Serial Attached 
SCSI which are just called SAS  drives, and are the newest of the SCSI 
command set of disks.


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