23 Jan
2018
23 Jan
'18
8:45 p.m.
> 2.8M runs at 1,000,000 bits per second.
> Such controllers exist, but are not very common.
On Tue, 23 Jan 2018, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
Fred. They've been fairly common since the 496
days (I've got several
machines with the controllers on them, including a 486 VLB system).
They almost started to catch on, particularly in some PS/2.
I had one with a MicroSolutions "Backpack" parallel port interface.
They kind of died out during the P2-P3 days and I
don't know if I've got
a P4 system with that capability.
Of course, the media is darned near unobtainium, so the question is
somewhat moot.
But the drives themselves usually have more configurability than the
usual FD235HF drives.
For the sake of "completeness", and maybe for NeXT disks, they would be
essential.
And it is a versatile drive for 1.4M