Re: Is Davong (Hard Drives) still in business?

[ntt@cleese.apana.org.au (Jonathan Pratt)]

dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) writes:
> In article <Cw4L77.EH5@pts.mot.com>, Kevin Burtch <kburtch@pts.mot.com> wrote:
> > 
> > First, does anyone out there have one?! I seem to have the only one made!

I have one of these devices (and controller card), but I don't use it
anymore - the GS doesn't like it. (or vice-versa, but who knows)


> > Second, (if yes to first :) does anyone have ProDOS drivers for it? Mine
> > supports DOS 3.3, Pascal (UCSD P-system), and CP/M, but makes no mention
> > of ProDOS. (maybe it was made before ProDOS)
> 
> I haven't heard of the drive, or any drivers for it.  What sort of
> interface card does it use?  Does it have an EPROM on it?  If so, it
> may be possible to modify the code in the EPROM to add a ProDOS block
> driver.  I did this for the Nestar networking system back in high
> school.  If the card already supports Pascal, it should be a simple
> task to add a ProDOS driver.

The driver s/w actually modifies the operating systems to support this
drive, and then you have to boot them from the drive anyway.  The bottom
line is that there is no real easy way of making it ProDOS compatible
unless you write your own ProDOS driver which I wouldn't recommend unless
you're very bored.

cheers
ntt@cleese