7 Apr
1999
7 Apr
'99
10:06 a.m.
On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, Steve Robertson wrote:
Now that I can read it, he label on the front on the
machine says it's a
Model 16B. When I got it, it was so dirty I could barely tell that it
was even a Tandy! The case looks *very* similar to the Model 2. The
keyboard connector on both machines looks like a standard PC keyboard
connector. Since they're the same, I can share the keyboard between the
machines (doubt I'll need both at the same time) 8^)
Hmm. It's been a long time, but I could have sworn the 16B was in
a Model 12 style case like the 6000. Does the computer have a cable
to go to the keyboard like the Model 2 does or does it have a DIN
connector that a cable attached to the keyboard would plug into?
I now recall that a 16B-HD was released, but it was very brief and
almost immediately replaced by the 6000HD.
Are there any special requirements for the 16B hard
drive?
The drive itself can be just about any ST-506/MFM. The limit for
the controller is 8 heads by 1024 cylinders. I don't know if any
weird mods need to be made for an internal drive or not, for the
external drives there was a matter of wiring the write-protect.
Best man to ask at this point would be Frank Durda IV over in
comp.sys.tandy.
--
Ward Griffiths
"the timid die just like the daring; and if you don't take the plunge then
you'll just take the fall" Michael Longcor