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Re: Western Digital Controller Card help

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From: Raymond Curci
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 1990 04:42
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In article <1892@travis.csd.harris.com> leoh@hardy.hdw.csd.harris.com (Leo Hinds) writes:
>In article <1990Dec19.195210.22683@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu> tcs@mailer.jhuapl.edu (Carl Schelin) writes:
>>In article <18700@rasp.eng.cam.ac.uk>, kap@eng.cam.ac.uk (Kevin A.Price) says:
>>>Does anyone out there know of a WD disk controller card type no. WD-1003-RA2?
>>>Is it RLL or MFM?
>2:1 MFM controller

The WD1003-RA2 is an IBM AT combination RLL hard disk / 2 floppy disk
controller card.  I believe that it supports a maximum of 1:2 interleave.
Here is some additional info:

wd1003-wa2	IBM AT combo MFM hard disk / 2 floppy disk controller
wd1003-wah	IBM AT MFM hard disk only controller

I believe that the WD1003-RA2 has been replaced by the WD1003V-MR2 and
WD1003V-SR2, but don't hold me to this.

You can probably get Western Digital to send you a data sheet by calling them
at (714) 863-0102.

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From: curci@mailer.cc.fsu.edu (Raymond Curci)
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Subject: Re: Western Digital Controller Card help
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Date: 21 Dec 90 04:42:23 GMT
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