5 Nov
2010
5 Nov
'10
5:39 a.m.
On 11/4/10 11:58 PM, Ethan Dicks wrote:
The least capacious 5.25" SMD drive I've seen was 1.2GB. The drive
technology contemporary with that chassis style would have been in the
10-30MB range. That's why I doubt it. (no other reason really)
The rear of the chassis doesn't suggest that it's an ISA expansion
box; there are no slots.
I thought
all of the 5.25" SMD drives came out more than a decade
after that style of chassis would've been common.
Really? ISTR that chassis style was in vogue from about 1981-1986 or so.
I'm not asserting that 5.25" SMD wasn't later, but I'm wondering about
how much later. I'd really
be
surprised if it were SMD, even if the 60/26-pin connectors would be a
huge coincidence.
If it _is_ 60/26, I'd be surprised if it turned out to be something
other than SMD. I think it's not enough pins for an ISA extension,
but that's another possibility. I'm mostly speculating about what fits the
external appearance based
on all sorts of products that were available at one point. It really
would help to know more about the internal cabling to make a more
targeted guess.
Agreed.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL