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Re: WD controller question

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From: kevin.laux
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1990 18:59
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In article <668@fred.UUCP>, jerry@polygen.uucp (Jerry Shekhel) writes:
> I've a machine with a WD 1003-WA2 storage controller.  Can anyone tell
> me what kind of controller this is (my own guess is MFM), and what's
> the highest capacity half-height drive that'll work with it (I think
> 40MB maybe)?

	The WD 1003-WA2 is an MFM controller.  I have one in an AT&T 6386 WGS
with a 68MB (formatted) Micropolis drive (model 1340?).  The drive is full
height, but that shouldn't matter.  The controller can handle at least 68MB.

--rkl
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From: rkl@cbnewsh.ATT.COM (kevin.laux)
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Subject: Re: WD controller question
Keywords: WD 1003-WA2
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Date: 23 Jan 90 18:59:00 GMT
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