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- From: zarthac@bradley.edu (Matthew Simmons)
- Subject: Re: 3.5" ide with a 1200?
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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 16:43:49 GMT
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- John Charles Zurawski (zurawski@cse.uta.edu) wrote:
- : Is it possible to use a 3.5" IDE drive with the 1200's internal IDE
- : interface? I know that it may not be possible for the drive to fit
- : inside the machine, but I have a spare IDE drive I could put in an
- : external case or something. I also read someones comment that the
- : non HD model does not come with the necessary HD preparation software.
- : Is there freeware/pd equivalent software? It would be a real shame if
- : I could not make use of this drive I already have. I have a
- : Western Digital AC280 and a Seagate ST157A. I have not decided which
- : one to keep in my 386 yet. Any help will be appreciated.
-
- : Thanks.
-
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- You should be able to use a 3.5" ide with it.... Just take a longer cable
- and stick it on top of the computer, like I plan to doL.... (But isn't that
- bad for the computer?) Well, I've had my 125 meg ide hd sitting out in the
- open on top of my 500 for a year, and its fine...
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