Re: TI-H: flash rom cards and hard drive experiment
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Re: TI-H: flash rom cards and hard drive experiment
It was basically a hard drive on an expansion card, if I recall correctly.
These were for use in the olden days when mobos didn't come with integrated
IDE and/or SCSI controllers :)
BTW, while we're on the subject of HD buses, what is ESDI?
>From: "jeff dezur" <jeffd@wwnet.net>
>Reply-To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
>To: <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
>Subject: Re: TI-H: flash rom cards and hard drive experiment
>Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 02:12:33 -0400
>
>that reminds me... didn't they used to make something that was called a
>"HardCard"? I think it was around in the early 90's. it was supposed to be
>like a card that had memory chips or a small HD on it and it acted exactly
>like a hard drive, but plugged in to an ISA slot? it was meant for a 286 or
>something like that. it was an 8bit card if I remember correctly.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Giles Pollock <glp71s@hotmail.com>
>To: <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 1:01 AM
>Subject: TI-H: flash rom cards and hard drive experiment
>
>
> >
> > i had an idea (an expensive one too) and it was to use flash rom cards
>to
> > work like a hard disk in a computer. Everyone here seems to know enough
> > about memory chips and stuff like that and it would be a change to hear
> > something other than arguments about what computer type is better. I
>know
>it
> > would be expensive and i don't want much (preferably none) hate mail
>about
> > it being expensive or anything but if anyone has got the money and the
>skill
> > and knowledge, maybe you could give it a try.
> >
> >
> >
> > P.S. I got my network working.
> >
> >
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