Re: [PLUG] 8-Bit ISA IDE Adapters

[Tom Hornberger via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

Glitchworks xt-ide adapters have a good rep in the retro computing community.

Tom

Glitch Works XT-IDE rev 4B by Glitch Works, LLC on Tindie Glitch Works XT-IDE rev 4B XTIDE 8 Bit ISA IDE Interface

adapter

On Monday, October 7, 2024 at 09:39:19 PM EDT, Casey Bralla via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote:

I'm the proud owner of an original IBM 5150 PC from 1984.  (This is the

original PC, not even an XT.  It has a cassette interface!)

Unfortunately, the MFM disk has the "clock of death" and won't boot, so

I need to replace it.  Also unfortunately, MFM disks are now pretty

expensive on ebay.

But...  IDE drives are cheap, and there are 8-bit ISA IDE cards

available that are reputed to work on the old XT systems.

However, I'm concerned that these may not work on the original 5150 PC

(The XT came later is the 5160).

Anybody have any experience or knowledge of these adapters?

TIA!

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