On Mon, 8 Jun 2009, Roberto Bazzano wrote:
Hello.
I'm trying to replace a Xebec S1410A SASI controller with a Data Technology
Corp. DTC-510B or DTC-510A, for a old homebrew computer
(
http://www.z80ne.com)
The problem is that, even if the controllers should be "almost" compatible,
the DTC-510A/B doesn't work (while the Xebec works fine).
I'm not able to find any manual about it, only some dipswitch settings.
The S1410 required you to either tell it the drive size at startup or burn
a custom EPROM. Later units saved this information on a reserved track
and read it at controller reset. Is it possible the DTC and Xebec differ
in this important area?
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