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Re: WD1000 Host Interface
- Subject: Re: WD1000 Host Interface
- From: "Liam Busey" <buseyl@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 10:05:34 -0400
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
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Eric <lonewolf@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> G'day,
>
> Recently I picked up an old "WD1000 Host Interface" card (written on the
> card). It looks like a SCSI host adaptor with a 50pin connector.
>
> Can anyone tell me what exact is this card? Where can I get more info or
> software for the card? I hope this is an Apple II card. I paid $1 for it.
Never heard of it. Is it an Apple 2 card? Apple bus cards have 50 gold
fingers along their edge connector.
WDxxxx would imply Western Digital. Among other things they used to make MFM
host adaptors for PC clones, commonly 8bit ISA which can look a bit like
Apple bus cards (8bit isa cards have more fingers and typically a bracket to
secure it to the rear of the machine.) MFM drive systems are distinctive for
having 2 ribbon cables to control the hardrive. How many ribbon cable
sockets does your card have?
- Liam