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Article #2880Re: 3.5" floppy on ibm pc/XT......
From: Leonard Erickson
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 07:47
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 07:47
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ninja@willard.UUCP writes: > To use a 3.5 " floppy on an IBM PC/XT, you need... > > : a new bios chip for the machine > : high density 8 bit floppy controller card > : dos 3.30 and above.... > > I had to install one on my first PC/XT also.... If it's a *720k* drive, not a 1.44, all you need is a DRIVPARM statement. -- Leonard Erickson leonard@qiclab.scn.rain.com CIS: [70465,203] 70465.203@compuserve.com FIDO: 1:105/51 Leonard.Erickson@f51.n105.z1.fidonet.org (The CIS & Fido addresses are preferred)
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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!psgrain!qiclab!leonard From: leonard@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Leonard Erickson) Subject: Re: 3.5" floppy on ibm pc/XT...... Message-ID: <1992Nov16.074749.1055@qiclab.scn.rain.com> Reply-To: Leonard.Erickson@f51.n105.z1.fidonet.org Organization: SCN Research/Qic Laboratories of Tigard, Oregon. References: <eJwoTB2w165w@willard.UUCP> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 07:47:49 GMT Lines: 18