Re: CF for Vulcan??

["Greg Andrzejewski" <pressyourluck85@yahoo.com>]

"Bryan Parkoff" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message 
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> "macdog" <bigdog128@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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>>I read a thread started in June of 2006.  Someone was wanting to use a
>> CF  with their Vulcan controller.  I also would like to do that.  The
>> thread basically ended with some statements that the firmware needed
>> to be re-written.  I am willing to lend one of my Vulcan set-ups for
>> this endeavor, plus pay for the firmware, and then make the updated
>> firmware freely available to the Apple retro community.  Are there any
>> takers/suggestions on this idea?
>>
> Jamie Steffens,
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>    Vulcan controller card is the IDE controller card to work with some IDE 
> hard drive.  How do you expect CF to work?  Do you refer CF as flash 
> memory card like digital camera?  Why can't you use CFFA card with flash 
> memory card already?  You may try Turbo IDE card and connect hard drive 
> inside Vulcan power supply.
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> Bryan Parkoff

I believe the OP is talking about using a CF-to-IDE adapter with the Vulcan. 
Those 20-year-old hard drives the Vulcan can use aren't going to last 
forever. Firmware to work with newer IDE devices would be nice, but is it 
worth the investment when there are other mass-storage solutions already 
available? I don't know if it would even be possible, I know the Vulcan 
liked those special 8-bit IDE HD's like those found in the IBM XT, can the 
hardware handle standard 16-bit IDE?

-Greg