[Hidden-tech] More packrat stuff... files off an ms-dos system?

Matt Lampiasi mattl at florenceit.net
Tue Jun 10 13:02:25 EDT 2008


That would be funny, MFM usb enclosure, I bet they'll sell like hotcakes. ;)

Tom Kopec wrote:
>
> I think it is unlikely to be an IDE drive .. '286 vintage is most 
> likely MFM or RLL.. I don't know of any USB MFM controllers or 
> enclosures.. and even then, MFM drives are at best "maybe" portable 
> between controllers..
>
> ...tom
>
> At 11:34 AM 6/10/2008, Greg Major wrote:
>
>> Don't make it so complicated. Get an external drive enclosure from 
>> Staples (approx. $30.00) and put your old hard disk in it. Then it 
>> will plug into any machine through the usb port and you will be able 
>> to access all of the files on the hard disk. Just make sure you get 
>> the right size enclosure.
>
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