[Coco] Tandy Radio Shack Color Computer Burke OS9 Hard DriveInterface

[Bob Devries]

Actually, an 8-bit XT IDE card is available. Read about it here: 
http://n8vem-sbc.pbworks.com/w/page/28048956/XT%20IDE

Regards, Bob Devries
Dalby, QLD, Australia

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Swygert" <farna at amc-mag.com>
To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Tandy Radio Shack Color Computer Burke OS9 Hard 
DriveInterface


> Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 18:17:49 -0400
> From: "Bruce W. Calkins"<brucewcalkins at charter.net>
>
> NO. MFM or possibly RLL in reduced capacity MFM mode.  None of which have
> been made in decades.
> ===========================================
>
> If I understand correctly the main problem is you need an 8 bit ISA 
> controller. I'm not so sure an IDE drive wouldn't work, IF there were such 
> an animal as an XT (8 bit ISA) IDE controller. As far as I know there 
> never were any.
>
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