To: Geoff Oltmans <geoff@sprynet.com>,
From: "gerry st.peter" <stpeterg@cadvision.com>
Subject: Re: ADAM Disk Drives

At 08:37 AM 5/16/98 -0500, Geoff Oltmans wrote:
>Thought I would give you guys an update on my current ADAM disk
drive situation...
I am currently at home in Dothan, Al, where I located my set of
schematics for the ADAM drive controller, and it appears that
the controller could indeed be damaged (the microcontroller, not 
the disk controller itself). There's a separate pin used to select
the side of the disk, and I suppose if that's not working, it 
won't switch sides correctly. I'll drag out my logic probe and 
watch it once I get back to huntsville.   I also had an interest-
ing idea about possibly using the Commodore 1541/1571 disk drives
on the ADAM. This would be advantageous as the Commodore drives 
are in readily available and affordable. This would of course 
require modification to the drives to make them work, but I think
that it might be an easy way for every ADAM owner to have a
working disk drive.
*Geoff!*
 

Geoff, your talents are only succeeded by your determination.
Yes, I have in the past fiddled with many an ADAM disk drive.  
Both my own and then later ADAM users of the group I was part 
of.  The price of this item when it did become available was 
exhorbitant...and now the rarity of same is defeating.  The 
maintainence of operating ADAMs and their peripherals is a
mounting task.  Certainly the substitution of cheaper and more
plentyful components is a blessing, but not many stalwarts with 
the talents to do so are in numbers.  Keep up the good work.

Your message seems to be unique this week, as I don't recall any
other communication on the LIST.  We are rare birds indeed!  :)

Gerry


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