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From: "Webb Mike"@LLL-MFE.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.micro.cpm
Subject: ADDING A HARD DISK ?
Message-ID: <6758@brl-tgr.ARPA>
Date: Mon, 24-Dec-84 12:44:11 EST
Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.6758
Posted: Mon Dec 24 12:44:11 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 26-Dec-84 02:08:16 EST
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DOES ANYONE OUT THERE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE ADDING A WINCHESTER INTERFACE
TO A Z80 BASED CP/M 2.2 SYSTEM,WHICH DOSE NOT HAVE THE LOGIC TO TALK
TO A WINCHESTER CONTROLLER. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE TELL ME ABOUT
ADDING THE LOGIC TO A CPU WHICH INVOLVES 'PIGGY-BACKING' A BOARD BETWEEN
THE Z80 CHIP AND IT'S SOCKET. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A NEAT IDEA,BUT IF IT WAS
SO GREAT AN IDEA WHY AREN'T THERE A ZILLION GUY'S OUT THERE SELLING
THIS BETTER MOUSE TRAP???

I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WITH EXPERIENCE IN DOING THIS. IS IT COST
EFFECTIVE (AM I GOING TO END UP BUYING ANOTHER COMPUTER ANYHOW),WHO BUILDS/
SELLS THE MODULE IF THERE IS ONE,ANY HORROR STORIES ETC.

AS RECENTLY DISCUSED I WILL POST A SUMMARY IF THERE ARE ANY ANSWERS.


MIKE WEBB

WEBB@LLL-MFE.ARPA