Re: TI-H: ide hd stuff

To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: TI-H: ide hd stuff
From: Bryan Wyatt <bryan_wyatt@rocketmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 16:43:21 -0700 (PDT)
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Reply-To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org

Let me point out even a small hd (lets say 20megs)
would take a lot to fill, and right now the function
is not worth the cost. If you need more memory than
the E2 use multiple chips or modify it for chips with
a larger capacity. 

~Wyatt
>
> 
> Umm, let's see if you can design a *portable*
battery system that
> gives +5, -5, and +12 and not have it be huge and
complicated.  That
> was his point, although it only applies to 3.5"
hard drives.
> 
> >you dont know how to make a power supply?
> >
> >joe
> >
> >Bryan Rittmeyer wrote:
> >
> >> Grant Stockly wrote:
> >>
> >> > I think I've seen a 12GB IDE drive at the
store.  I don't know if they make
> >> > 18GB...  basically the HD size is limited to
about 128GB because of
> >> > addressing...
> >>
> >> Grant, you and I both know it'll be a cold day
in ticalc.org before
> >> there are enough calculator programs availible
to fill 0.5% of that
> >> much space. Besides, a hard drive isn't exactly
portable, seeing
> >> as how it needs +5, -5, and +12 and a stable
mechanical mounting.
> 
> 
> -Mel
> 

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Re: TI-H: ide hd stuff

From: Grant Stockly <gussie@alaska.net>