[Coco] what kind of drives are these?

[Bill Pierce]

Gene, that's a glenside IDE controller & IDE drive.

 

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Gene Heskett <gheskett at shentel.net>
To: coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Tue, Oct 17, 2017 7:18 pm
Subject: Re: [Coco] what kind of drives are these?

On Tuesday 17 October 2017 19:08:31 Arthur Flexser wrote:> Blowing up the image shows the drive is a Western Digital Caviar 2850> (nice that the drive has the name and model number in prominent big> characters so you can read it), which has a capacity of 853.6 MB.>> ArtFrom the 2 cable arrangement, it has to be an MFM drive, and thats well above the capacity of any MFM drive that I ever saw.>> On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 6:47 PM, Rietveld Rietveld> <rietveldh at hotmail.com>>> wrote:> > https://www.kijiji.ca/v-desktop-computers/norfolk-county/2-> > radioshack-computer-and-drives-and-parts/1306104009?en> > ableSearchNavigationFlag=true&uli=true> >> > [https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/ODAwWDgwMA==/z/c4cAAOSwyGZZ5oQ-/$_20.JPG> >]<> > https://www.kijiji.ca/v-desktop-computers/norfolk-county/2-radioshac> >k- computer-and-drives-and-parts/1306104009?enableSearchNavigat> > ionFlag=true&uli=true>> >> > 2 RadioShack computer and drives and parts | Desktop Computers |> > Norfolk County |> > Kijiji<https://www.kijiji.ca/v-desktop-computers/norfolk-cou> > nty/2-radioshack-computer-and-drives-and-parts/1306104009?en> > ableSearchNavigationFlag=true&uli=true>> > www.kijiji.ca> > estate find 1 radioshack micro computer 1 radioshack trs80 color> > computer 2 floppy drives 1 hard drive and controller 1 joystick 1> > radioshack color computer board box of cables i don't know much> > about this system. it was an estate find. i am not sure how to use> > everything but it turns on and the screen looks clear. the computer> > has some cables built in that connect to composite> >> > does anyone know what kind of drives these are?> >> >> > --> > Coco mailing list> > Coco at maltedmedia.com> > https://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/cocoCheers, Gene Heskett-- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."-Ed Howdershelt (Author)Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>-- Coco mailing listCoco at maltedmedia.comhttps://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco