Original IBM PC Hard Disk Upgrade

Article View: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware

Article #20026

Back to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Previous Next

#20026

From: david.l.van kampen
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 14:30

18 lines
1469 bytes

I've got an original IBM PC that supports cassette BASIC and has one
5 1/4" Full Height Floppy Diskette Drive.  It's over 10 years old!
Anyway, I want to make a terminal/simple word processor out of it and
I'd like to add a hard disk, either 10 or 20 Mbytes.  Which hard disk
controllers will work?  I checked the date of the ROM's and the docs
I have indicate these ROM's will support Hard Disk Boot-up.  Will any
off-the-shelf MFM controller work or does it have to be IBM?  WIll I
need a HD controller with on-board ROM?   Any hints will be greatly
appreciated.   Thanks!

 -Dave Van Kampen
  ihlpm!dlvk1

P.S. I know, I know, it's probably better to upgrade to a newer/faster
machine but ...  I've got a 386/40 and this IBM PC will just be for terminal 
emulation, word processing, and games that won't work slow enough on
the 386 to be useful!  Besides, I have several 10 and 20 Mbyte hard drives,
just no controller... Does anyone have one for sale?

Technical Details

Message-ID: <1993Jan12.143056.23050@cbfsb.cb.att.com>

Path:

arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!linac!att!cbnewsm!cbnewsl!att-out!cbfsb!cbnewsf.cb.att.com!dlvk1

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!linac!att!cbnewsm!cbnewsl!att-out!cbfsb!cbnewsf.cb.att.com!dlvk1
From: dlvk1@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (david.l.van kampen)
Subject: Original IBM PC Hard Disk Upgrade
Message-ID: <1993Jan12.143056.23050@cbfsb.cb.att.com>
Keywords: IBM PC, Hard Disk Controller Compatible?
Sender: news@cbfsb.cb.att.com
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 14:30:56 GMT
Lines: 18