27 Feb
2002
27 Feb
'02
9:56 a.m.
Wow, thanks for all the good ideas, and there's probably more to come!
I like the idea of getting a controller that will handle four drives.
One of my 486 boards requires an ISA controller card, and the other,
I think, lets you disable the onboard floppy controller, if necessary.
As Russ pointed out, there still is one available at JDR. (I'll also
check the bins at RE-PC.) Is the Compaticard IV available anywhere?
It looks like the neatest solution, especially if I can hook 8" external
drives to it, too. Searching Google, ebay, etc., didn't show any around.
Thanks,
Dave
Joe wrote:
Dave,
I started putting together a similar system. I'm using a Compaticard IV
in mine. You can set it to be the second floppy controller and it will
handle four drives in addition to the two on the built-in floppy
controller. You can also boot from any drive on the Compaticard. In
addition, it can handle 8" drives and has a port for external drives. If
that's not enough I believe that you can also add MORE compaticards to the
same system and add four more drives per card!
Joe
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