CG> Thanks Jasen

 CG> Would love to find an old original HD. I have a 16 bit VGA
 CG> but the system wont come up, cant find the books to set the
 CG> jumpers correctly.

 Ok, not familiar with the system. This is an 8 bit XT
 compatible system? How about an 8 bit xt compatible IDE drive
 controller card.

Would this accept the intel inboard that lets your XT become a
386? Ever think about running windows on that Colt?

 CG> On 3/18/2004 1:57 PM, JASEN BETTS wrote to CRAIG GAGNER:

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->> Hi Craig.
->> 
->> 
->> The drive was an 8 bit variation of the IDE drive interface. in New
->> Zealand, Commodore was left wit a surplus of thise drives when they left
the
->> XT-clone market and was putting them into Amigas too.
->> 
->> any other XT drive should work if you use the apropriate XT drive
->> controller card with it,
->> 
->> as for VGA cards, there are no 8-bit VGA cards AFAIK.
->> _but_ all of the 16 bit ones would work in an 8 bit slot, some had a
->> jumper, but many would autodetect.
->> 
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