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Started by David Smith
Tue, 11 Aug 1992 19:43
3.5" floppy on Zenith 151?
Author: David Smith
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1992 19:43
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1992 19:43
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Hello, I have a old Zenith 151 and I was wondering if it is possible to add a 3.5" floppy this old of a machine? Replies my be mailed directly to me or posted. If it is possible, what do I need to get? Thank you, David W. Smith dwsmith@llnl.gov -- David W. Smith
Re: 3.5" floppy on Zenith 151?
Author: MLONG
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 21:59
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 21:59
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In article <DWSMITH.92Aug11124318@fred.lll-winken.llnl.gov>
dwsmith@fred.lll-winken.llnl.gov (David Smith) writes:
>
>Hello, I have a old Zenith 151 and I was wondering if it is possible to add a
>3.5" floppy this old of a machine? Replies my be mailed directly to me or
>posted. If it is possible, what do I need to get?
>
>Thank you,
>
>
>David W. Smith
>dwsmith@llnl.gov
>--
>David W. Smith
>
We have done this with 720 KB drives, just needed to change the floppy cable
slightly, as its length betwwen the connectors wasn't enough, set the system
switches to tell it has 2 floppies, and run DSKSETUP if pre-DOS 5.0. If DOS
5.0 take a look at the DRIVPARM command line for CONFIG.SYS in the manual.
I think we used Toshiba? 720KB drives.
I do not think that 1.44MB or 2.88MB mechanisms will work with your present
floppy disk controller.
Check the drive select switches and terminating resistors on the floppies
also.
Mike Long
Iowa State University
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