bettablue
Veteran Member
I was just wondering if there were any combination hard disc/floppy controllers that are/were compatible with the IBM 5150 and compatibles. I know there were some that were made for IBM 5170 AT and compatible 16 bit systems, but I haven't heard one way or the other if there ever was an 8 bit controller option.
Why am I asking? Well, first -off, this isn't for me, but a friend has a 5150 computer which he wants to upgrade. We have already swapped out the original 65 watt power supply for a PSU from a 5160. I've also gotten him an AST Six-Pack Plus and have it configured to provide all of the available port options. That leaves only one open expansion slot. My friend wants to keep the last expansion slot open for later installation of an 8 bit sound card, but for now, it has a floppy disc controller, hard disc controller, MDA graphics adapter, AST Six Pack, and it's daughter connector. Any other options and opinions will be greatly appreciated.
One other note. He, like me, wants the installation to be clean, without a connector hanging out of the rear of the computer for the parallel and game controller ports as allowed by the AST card. So just having the flat cable come through the rear of the case is not an option. I already asked.
As always... Thanks much.
Why am I asking? Well, first -off, this isn't for me, but a friend has a 5150 computer which he wants to upgrade. We have already swapped out the original 65 watt power supply for a PSU from a 5160. I've also gotten him an AST Six-Pack Plus and have it configured to provide all of the available port options. That leaves only one open expansion slot. My friend wants to keep the last expansion slot open for later installation of an 8 bit sound card, but for now, it has a floppy disc controller, hard disc controller, MDA graphics adapter, AST Six Pack, and it's daughter connector. Any other options and opinions will be greatly appreciated.
One other note. He, like me, wants the installation to be clean, without a connector hanging out of the rear of the computer for the parallel and game controller ports as allowed by the AST card. So just having the flat cable come through the rear of the case is not an option. I already asked.
As always... Thanks much.