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   Willard Goosey to JBlaser   
   Re: Adding HD to 1000A   
   15 Jul 07 02:47:17   
   
   From: goosey@virgo.sdc.org   
      
   JBlaser  writes:   
      
   > On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 09:52:39 -0600, Rick wrote:   
      
   > ftp://ftp.oldskool.org/pub/tvdog/tandy1000/documents/dmainf.txt   
      
   Also look at .../t1kahd.txt   
   >   
   > which suggests that a solution for adding a HD to an original 1000 is   
   > to  do *EITHER* of:   
   >   
   > A) Change the PAL   
   > B) Modify the system BIOS   
   > C) Modify the MFM controller BIOS   
      
   AFAIK "C" may also be required.  The controller's ROM has to know what   
   interrupt to respond to, right?  From what I understand WD had one ROM   
   for PC's, and one for the 1000A.  Unfortunately I have no idea how to   
   tell the difference between a PC ROM and a 1000A ROM.   
      
   Willard   
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