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I am having a probem with runnimg anything on my machine. I have installed a 500 meg SCSI HD and every time I give it a command it locks up. I can't even copy...
Mike Howard
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Mar 10, 2009
12:22 am
1426
What scsi adapter are you using, i have a 1000rlx with a trantor t-128 and you HAVE to use the cards proprietary formatter and partitioner software to even...
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k2x4b524p
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Mar 10, 2009
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I hsve a Trantor T130B SCSI Adapter with a Apple 3.5 500 meg drive. I don't know anything about the software you speak of and what is the proprietary formatter...
Mike Howard
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Mar 10, 2009
5:49 pm
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no, there is actual software out there for that card too. fdisk and format will not see the drive properly, i believe it's a bios limitation, my t128 had a...
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k2x4b524p
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Mar 12, 2009
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Hello Everyone, I just recently fired up my old 1000TX and fixed the keyboard only to discover my 20Meg Hardcard was shot! Other than that it seems to be...
onnabonna
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Apr 17, 2009
6:51 pm
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Scott, Hard drives seem to be the thing that goes belly-up on old computers. Unfortunately, there's not much in the way of options for XT-class machines. For...
Wesley Furr
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Apr 18, 2009
12:54 am
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Scott, � You can do as I did. I have a Tandy 1000a. I have had a ltitle success with the�SCSI driver card and an apple�SCSI drive.The drive card is a...
Michael Howard
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Apr 18, 2009
7:25 pm
1432
As the first of my improvements on my 1000 SL I ordered and installed an NEC V30 CPU. The pins were somewhat brittle with age and I darn-near bent five pins...
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antares5155
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Apr 18, 2009
11:06 pm
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Mike and Wesley - Thanks for the info. Mike - Thanks for the offer, but I think the TX is 8bit. I will keep looking around. The resources provided by this...
onnabonna
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Apr 19, 2009
7:31 pm
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there are still harddrives out there refurbed and used you can find the smartdrives and floppies still use part numbers i got a new floppy for my rlx from a...
adam francis
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Apr 20, 2009
2:47 am
1435
Do you mean a "compact fash" card? How would you do that?...
onnabonna
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Apr 20, 2009
9:51 pm
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You can use a compactflash card in an XT... BUT! You have to have a controller that will work in an XT that is designed to drive an AT-class IDE drive. The...
Wesley Furr
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Apr 21, 2009
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Wesley - I just realized you mentioned the IDE to compactflash in a previous post. I'm a little knew to this stuff. Even if it did work the XT-IDE cards are...
onnabonna
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Apr 21, 2009
6:06 pm
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ya know, you could always find some MFM class hard drives /w controllers, i have a few sets of them, and know where i CAN get more.......
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k2x4b524p
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Apr 21, 2009
6:07 pm
1439
Are you willing to part with a working drive and controller? I have a TL with a dead HD. It might be a TL/2, I'll have to look....
Bill Atkinson
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Apr 21, 2009
10:22 pm
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i would, depending on where you are located, i am very hesitant to ship a 20+ yr old hard drive I have 1 full height and 3 half heights available 20 - 40mb...
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k2x4b524p
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Apr 22, 2009
12:37 am
1441
Scott, Just ran across a Plus 4 hard card and wondering if you could use that.It is 8 bit and its yours if you pay postage. I can't tell you its good or not...
Michael Howard
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Apr 22, 2009
4:40 pm
1442
Hi Mike, My TX can only handle an 8 bit card that is 10 inches MAX. Anything bigger won't fit. So I don't think it'll work if your 8 bit card is 13.5 inches....
onnabonna
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Apr 22, 2009
6:34 pm
1443
I recently got a 1000 ex and was wondering HOW i could upgrade it slightly, i have the external floppy port, but will that hook up to a standard floppy drive?...
k2x4b524p
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Apr 23, 2009
9:25 pm
1444
Be careful. Some of these sent power to the drive via the cable. An error could destroy something. Neil...
Neil Morrison
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Apr 24, 2009
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1445
hmm, that said, i'm curious if the pinout is the same perhaps as a ps/2 model 30 720kb floppy, of which i have a couple of them. i also have the parallel...
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k2x4b524p
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Apr 24, 2009
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On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:58:52 -0000, "k2x4b524p" <k2x4b524p@...> ... Not directly. There's +12v & +5v on that connector. The drives show up on ebay every...
Stephen Castello
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Apr 24, 2009
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1447
I have a 1000HX and external 5.25" drives. The external enclosure had an adapter that seperated the power and data so you could install a norm al 5.25" 360K...
teoz68
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Apr 24, 2009
3:44 am
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where are you located? i might hit you up on that one ________________________________ From: teoz68 <teoz@...>...
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k2x4b524p
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Apr 26, 2009
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Hallo, The external floppy port can accommodate a standard 360KB (5.25", 40Tr, DS, DD) or 720KB (3.5", 80Tr, DS, DD) drive. But the cable/connection is ...
Jan Vanden Bossche
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Apr 26, 2009
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1450
Hallo, *If* you have a TL/2, you have the 'smartdrive'-controller (aka 8-bit IDE) on board. All you need is a Seagate ST-225 (20 MB) or a ST-251 (40 MB) HD and...
Jan Vanden Bossche
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Apr 26, 2009
7:33 pm
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Hallo, On top of the fact that XT-controllers, able to drive AT-IDE drives (or CFs) are very rare, those that work in a Tandy 1000 (early type) are even rarer ...
Jan Vanden Bossche
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Apr 26, 2009
7:37 pm
1452
It is indeed a TL/2. Thanks for the info, now to locate a hard drive. ... "When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick." - George Burns (1896-1996)...
Bill Atkinson
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Apr 27, 2009
12:33 am
1453
... Those are AT IDE, aren't they? Last I heard they wouldn't work on the controller in the TL/2 and TL/3. The Seagate drives that worked had an X or A/X on...
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Apr 27, 2009
12:41 am
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The ST-225 is an MFM drive for the ST-506/ST-412 interface (separate control and analog data ribbon cables per drive, with 2 drives per control cable and one...
Stephen Bendzick
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Apr 27, 2009
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