13 Apr
2001
13 Apr
'01
3:02 p.m.
I probably have a suitable WDC or Seagate somewhere around here for it but
have to check. I know I have a ton of Seagate ST-3250A's but have to see
what I have in the XT line - may even have a box full of working Minscribe's
somewhere in storage, although finding an 80 might be a chance in a million.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Ethan Dicks
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 1:10 PM
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Commodore Colt (was Re: My Collection)
--- Eric Chomko <chomko(a)greenbelt.com> wrote:
Thanks for the info. I think I have an old ST225
around someplace.
Eric
You'll need a Western Digital WX-1 or similar to throw in there. The Colt
has an 8-bit IDE port (there were a few 20Mb and 40Mb drives to that
standard - look for "X" at the end of the Seagate/Western Digital
part number
(as opposed to A for IDE or S or N for SCSI))
If you _have_ an 80-bit MFM controller, it's probably easier to
find an MFM
drive. I don't recall if there's room for a 5.25" hard disk in the box if
you have two floppies - the XT-IDE drives are all 3.5"
After getting through all of _that_, it'll be a decent little XT for you.
I think it's <CNTL><ALT>T for Turbo mode and <CNTL><ALT>S
for
regular (slow)
mode. The machine will beep at different frequencies, using a
CPU delay loop,
to indicate which speed it's at.
Enjoy,
-ethan
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