[Coco] 4 drive system

[L. Curtis Boyle]

No, the side select line was able to be used for a 4th drive, but then all drives had to be used as single sided. In later years, most people opted for side select to be side select, so you could use up to 3 double sided drives.

L. Curtis Boyle
curtisboyle at sasktel.net



On Jul 17, 2013, at 12:52 PM, George Ramsower wrote:

> Now that I think on this, it may have been a THREE drive system. (faded 
> memory)
> George
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: George Ramsower
>  To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>  Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 1:41 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Coco] 4 drive system
> 
> 
>   The answer to both questions is yes.
>   Both questions are the same, just worded differently.
>   The side select was used to help select the drives.
>   I did that once many years ago and it does work.
>   There's no need for this anymore. That was a long time ago when single 
> sided drives were the norm.
> 
>  George
> 
>    I've never seen a 4 drive coco system.  Is it a single controller with 4
>    drives on one ribbon?  Is it a straight through ribbon with 4 drive
>    connectors?
> 
>    -RobertH
> <George Ramsower.vcf>
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