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In article <8176@sun13.scri.fsu.edu> petcher@wuphys.wustl.edu (Donald N. Petcher) writes:
> In article <1992Apr10.204832.28386@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> aq115@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Robert C Glover) writes:
> >
> >What you want to do if you don't have a Mega STE and want a 
> >high density disk drive, is to contact Paul Wu of Omnimon
> >Peripherals (I think that's the name).  He makes a high density
> >upgrade kit for all ST's.  It's $200, and includes the disk
> >drive and a board that plugs into the current disk controller
> >socket (the WD1772).  Then you have to solder I think one or two
> >wires somewhere, and you're set.  There's a software patch included
> >to make it work with older TOS's, but if you get Codehead's TEC
> >board, that won't be a problem.
> > 
> 
> Does the upgrade include TOS 2.06 (sounds from what you say that it is 
> not included).  If not, it is a little pricey.  $200 + $140 for the 
> codehead board.  Almost in the range of getting a cheap PC clone to use 
> as a disk drive!
> 
> Does anyone have an address or phone number for Omnimon Peripherals?
> 
> Cheers,
> Don Petcher                                  petcher@wuphys.wustl.edu
> Department of Physics
> Washington University
> Saint Louis, Missouri
> 

I don't like the sound of the Omnimon 1.4 meg upgrade, they use a different
WD controler IC, I think its a WD279x , these do not use the same commands
that the WD 1772 uses..

Wait for a kit the uses the Real Ajax chip..
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