Re: AE PC Transporter 720k drives

[herbertf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Herbert Fung)]

Previously mle@bbs.ausom.oz.au (Michael Levine) wrote:
 
>I have been fortunate enough to be trying Peter Watson's MS Dos
>read and write routines.
>
>AS a result I can see ause for a 720k drive in the spare bay of
>my AE PC Transporter 360k drive.
>
>Questions:
>
>1) will any 720k drive work?
 
To the best of my knowledge yes. I bought one from London Drugs a few
years back for $40.00CAN and hadn't had a problem with it.
 
>2) what cables or connections should I be looking for?
 
Before I bought the drive I brought the TransDrive unit with me to the
store and showed them the connector.
 
>3) any other stuff (hints, problems etc) that anyone thinks of.
 
I think there are some jumper connectors that have to be adjusted, but I
can no longer remember what they are. I left the manuals and PCT with my
other GS at my folks place.
 
>BTW when Peter releases his routines, I think evryone who has to use
>MS Dos will find that the shareware fee will be worth every cent! PC
>Transporter users will be able to transfer direct from the GS hard drive
>to a PC drive, and so much more.
 
Is this a Finder utility? Hmm, from the looks of it, it could be very
useful, how about posting it to cba2? I wonder if my sister still uses my
PCT?

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Herbert Fung              herbertf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca