Storage On The 8s: Hard Disks

Part II of my #SepTANDY series: Storage On The 8s. In Part II, I talk about hard disk options available for the TRS-80 Models II/12/16/16B and the Tandy 6000. We'll cover some basic terminology and nomenclature, host interface board/disk controller combinations, Radio Shack's offerings, as well as modern drive solutions for these systems. We look at the FreHD48 (F48), DREM, and David Gesswein MFM Reader/Emulator. Complete with tips and demonstrations of common configurations!

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Links:
Tandy MFM Hard Disk Drive Reference - https://www.vintagecomputer.net/tandy...
TRS-80 Model II Bus Cards - http://www.vintagecomputer.net/fjkraa...
Model II Archive (GitHub) - https://github.com/pski/model2archive

Ian Mavric (TRS-80 Universe): https://www.ebay.com/str/trs80univers...
E-mail Ian Mavric: [email protected]

DREM MFM Emulator: https://www.drem.info/
David Gesswein MFM Disk Reader/Emulator: http://www.pdp8online.com/mfm/


Intro (0:00)
Radio Shack HD Offerings (1:38)
Controllers Vs. Interface Boards (7:25)
HD Terminology (13:42)
Model 12 Considerations (18:41)
Modern HD Replacements (20:28)
Powering External Hard Drives (30:00)
Model 16B DREM + Internal Controller (31:19)
PSA: RS Controllers + Secondary Drives (37:58)
Model 12 FreHD48 Plus Repro Interface (39:54)
Model 16A DREM + 15MB Primary Drive (48:08)
Outro (54:20)

I do these videos unscripted, so I apologize if the in-the-moment descriptions of things are a bit scattered. If you have any questions/comments about this video, you can find me in any of these fine locations:

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Tandy / Radio Shack Model II /12 / 16 / 16B / 6000 Owner's Group on Facebook
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