28 Mar
2001
28 Mar
'01
8 a.m.
I beleive that might be where I saw it. I have a Backpack cdrom but it may
be the typical parallel-scsi type, never bothered to find out.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Don Maslin
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 2:58 PM
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: RE: ide harddrive
On Wed, 28 Mar 2001, Russ Blakeman wrote:
I thought I've seen external cases for IDE
HDD's off parallel
ports before,
I'll have to run back through my feeble
memeory banks and
figure out where I
saw one.
I would imagine that MicroSolutions might have marketed one as a part of
their Backpack series.
- don
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
> [mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Clint Wolff (VAX
> collector)
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 11:33 PM
> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: ide harddrive
>
>
>
> it'd be a fairly complicated schematic... The IDE interface is 16 bit
> wide data, and a standard parallel port only has four bits of input.
> An enhanced parallel port (EPP) can turn the data bits around, but
> then you don't have any lines for RD*/WR*/A0-A2/CS1Fx*CS3Fx*, etc...
>
> I certainly wouldn't want to do it, though I'm sure it can be done...
>
> clint
>
> On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, bill claussen wrote:
>
> > Evening folks, I am looking for a circuit using the
parallel port on a
> > pc to Ide interface, does anyone have a
schematic for one?
> >
> > I also have 20 (2.5 in) toshiba 4.8 gig drives (new and in sealed
> > antistatic). these are 2 mm interface ata4 44pin that I
will offer to
> > sell to the group before listing them
at ebay. ($75 ea + shipping)
> >
> > I also have AMD K6-2 233 AFR Socket 7 processors (new)
these also will
be offered to the group for ($20 ea), before I place
them on ebay as
well.
I am going to put them up in two weeks, so if any one is interested
please email me at
elecdata(a)kcinter.net
Thanks
Bill Claussen
Elecdata1 (ebay)