Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!island!troy From: troy@island.uu.net (Troy Taylor) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: 3 1/2" Floppy Drives for PC/XT Message-ID: <315@island.uu.net> Date: 9 Aug 88 17:00:49 GMT References: <25275@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> <5930010@hpcupt1.HP.COM> Reply-To: troy@island.uu.net (Troy Taylor) Organization: Island Graphics, Marin County, California Lines: 24 In article <5930010@hpcupt1.HP.COM> williamo@hpcupt1.HP.COM (William O'Saughnessy) writes: >I have put both 720kb and 1.44mb 3.5" floppies on an XT. I would >recommend that your freind in Lincoln, Ne. stick with the 720kb >drives. He should use MS-DOS 3.2 or greater and will need to read >the DOS manual on DRIVER.SYS. 1.44 is doable on an XT, but with >great difficulty. I have found great success in using a Sony/Toshiba 1.44M drive in XT machines using a drive interface board purchased at a local clone supplier in my area. The board is called an XT1.44 and has the capability of interfacing with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, and 1.44M drives. The drive connected is selected by a jumper block on the drive card. Contact: Compustar 1600 Wyatt Drive Suite #10 Santa Clara, CA 95054 408-988-3992 Attn: Fred The board costs about $50 and should prove quite valuable considering the cost and functionality. I beleive that DOS 3.2 or higher must be used in order to give the proper format parameters. Ask the dealer for those details.