16 Jan
2005
16 Jan
'05
10:53 a.m.
At 07:47 AM 1/16/05 -0800, you wrote:
I know we've discussed this before but the right Google search terms are
eluding me.
Is it possible to get 4 floppy drives onto a PC?
In a REAL IBM PC? You bet! The original IBM PC Floppy drive controller
had a 37 pin connector on the back panel. You could connect two drives to
the internal connector and two to the external connector. Many of the thrid
party FD controller cards also had the external drive port. Yes DOS will
recognize the 3rd and 4th drives as C: and D: if no hard drive is
installed. I don't remember what drive letters it assigns if a HD is
present but I THINK they will still be C: and D:.
Joe
If so, how? If I stick
two controllers in the PC and configure one with a
different base address
and interrupt (assuming I can find a card that allows me to do this) will
DOS automatically recognize the second controller and extend the drive
letters C: and D: to the drives on that card?
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