Re: SIDER HARD DRIVES I've got questions, who has answers?

[nlayton@kelly.teleport.com]

In article <5f7i9v$r4r@lynx.unm.edu>,
stephen e buggie <buggie@musca.unm.edu> wrote:
>
>I recently got a quaint SIDER HARD DRIVE by First Class Peripherals.  It 
>works and connects to a IIe.

  >3. How do I install new PRODOS FILES?

If I remember correctly all you do is copy them on...however this may not
be crroect for the version with the 4 partitions.

  >4. It has partitions for Prodos, Dos 3.3., CP/M, and Pascal.  But can I 
  >just reformat and make everything Prodos???

YES! YES!  But you have to replace the ROM chip on the controler card. I
have done this with a Siader that I have since sold andit worked
excellant. The company I bought the chip and formatting software from was 
called:

Advanced Tech Services (ATS)
P.O. Box 920413
Norcross, GA 30092
404-441-3322

The person I talked with his name was...Jeff Pitts and on the business
card he sent me with the order is his home number also...strange but here
is that numnber 404-938-6534.

I placed my order in 9/89 and never needed anymore contact with them after
that.  But I kept all the paper work..even after I sold the Sider.
They sold 4 different ROM's dependeing in the type of Sider you have.
$59.95

>5.  What style hard drive is inside --- IDE, SCSI, MFM???   Can I 
>substitute a larger hard drive inside?

I believe it called SASI... for whatever that stands for.




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