Top Document: Atari 8-Bit Computers: Frequently Asked Questions Previous Document: 3.7) What can I do to extend the life of my floppy disks? Next Document: 3.9) How can my Atari utilize my PC's or Mac's storage drives? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Atari never produced hard drives for the 8-bit Atari, but the following were produced and marketed to Atari users by third parties. ==> Corvus hard drive (5MB, 10MB, or 20MB) (some Corvus info from an eBay auction by Ben Corr, 7/03) Attaches via joystick ports 3 & 4 on the Atari 800 only. -- Corvus Integrator Board - allows access to the Corvus Disc without the Corvus software, so that any DOS that uses standard SIO calls will work. -- Corvus Multiplexer - used to network up to 8 Ataris to one Corvus Drive -- Corvus Mirror card - back up the drive's contents onto video tape ==> SupraDrive Atari Hard Disk, by Supra, later K-Products. 10MB or 20MB. includes external Hard Disk Interface Some limitations on drive type and size and total number of drives in sys. Attaches via PBI, or ECI with adapter. See: http://www.atarimagazines.com/v5n6/Supradrivefor8Bit.html ==> BTL Hard Disk System by Lurie Associates 10MB to 128 MB BTL 2001 Connector for 600XL/800XL PBI BTL 2002 Connector for 130XE/800XE/65XE ECI BTL 2004 SASI Hard Disk Adapter See: http://www.atarimagazines.com/v5n12/BTLHardDisk.html Most hard drives are connected to the Atari via a SCSI or IDE interface. Such interfaces are covered in other sections of this FAQ List. User Contributions:Top Document: Atari 8-Bit Computers: Frequently Asked Questions Previous Document: 3.7) What can I do to extend the life of my floppy disks? Next Document: 3.9) How can my Atari utilize my PC's or Mac's storage drives? Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: Michael Current <michael@mcurrent.name>
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