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Not so long ago, Brad Rogers wrote:

>>reasonable price, as my friend would be interested (14k4 because he
>Yes, a USR Sportster.  Still with manual.  A tenner inc. postage?

Excellent. Check your email :)

>>2. Am I right in thinking that it's possible to get an IDE splitter cable
>>for an A1200 which will let you connect two *2.5"* hard drives, one
>>configured as master and the other as slave, to the internal IDE port?
>Very unlikely;  2.5 inch drives are generally only available as master
>drives, and can't be set up as slaves, so even if such a cable were
>available, the drives wouldn't "play", anyway.   :-(

Hmm, you think so?  Both of the 2.5" drives I have (both IBMs,
slightly different models) have a jumper which allows you to select either
master or slave, *or* let the computer select it via a line on the drive
(pin 28?) [the pin-selection doesn't seem to work on the Amiga].

And many people use a splitter lead to connect an (external) CDROM drive,
so surely there's not that much difference (apart from the CDROM having
the 40[?] pin connectors)?

Failing that, any comments on how difficult it would be to make a lead up?
Would it be feasible to buy a length of ribbon cable and some crimp
connectors and put one together? Can it just be connected "straight
through"?

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