30 Aug
2005
30 Aug
'05
12:47 p.m.
I actually have one of these adapters, but have yet to try it because I need
a CF card. Maybe when I get some extra cash I'll try it.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of John R. Hogerhuis
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 2:38 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: XTs and large hard disks
On Mon, 2005-08-29 at 23:25 +0000, jpero at sympatico.ca wrote:
The SCSI is best for this if stuck with 8088.
Otherwise keep under
500MB with IDE, not even 540, have to be under 500. Is the portable
standard XT or baby AT layout? Go with 286 or 386DX then everything
else will work as described. There are many 286 and 386 boards that
has XT mounting holes layouts. Choose carefully, there are so many
junk out there.
Has anyone tried interfacing a CF card to 8-bit IDE? ATA IDE to CF cards
exist, aside from the practical reason that very few people would buy such a
thing, why not XT-IDE to CF adapter?
I guess the BIOS would have to be added to such an adapter.
CF cards are closer in size to what the old machines work with, and they are
generally cheap.
-- John.