I just acquired a TRS-80 Model 16. It came with an external hard drive;
model 25-1025, labeled as a "Tandy 10 Meg Disk System". It's a
considerably smaller unit than the usual TRS-80 hard drives I've seen --
it looks like it would normally hold a half-height 5.25" MFM drive.
Unfortunately, the drive enclosure is empty.
I'm not well-versed in the area of TRS-80 drives, so I have a few questions:
- Is this drive actually compatible with a Model 16? The limited info
I've found seems to hint that this was for a Tandy 2000 or 1000 system.
- If it is compatible, what kind of drive goes in the enclosure, and
where can I find the proper cable to connect it to the Model 16? (The
enclosure has a 20 pin "Data" and a 34-pin "Control" connector on it,
looks like a standard ST-506 configuration, while the Model 16 has a
single 50-pin connector.)
- If the drive isn't compatible, anyone have a compatible one for
sale/trade? :)
I'd like to try to get Xenix running, I have the installation floppies
-- just need something to install it to. I actually work with a guy who
ported the Xenix kernel to the Model 16 back in the day, I thought he'd
get a kick out of seeing a running system again...
Thanks,
Josh