Re: upgrading CBM-3040?

From: William Levak <wlevak_at_SDF.ORG>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 03:13:06 +0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.4.64.1711140312020.19435@sdf.lonestar.org>
On Mon, 13 Nov 2017, william degnan wrote:

A 4040 should read 2040 disks, but you will not be able to write to them.

> Yes.  There was an upgrade kit.  If you can find the chips or steal them
> from a 4040 drive here is what I found:
>
> Replace the 6530 with the CBM chip 901466-04
> UL1 gets a 901468-12
> UJ1 gets a 901468-11  (take from 4040 UK1)
> UH1 gets a 901468-13
>
>
> You'll have to convert the 2040-formatted disks to 4040 format to read
> them.  The 2040/3040 will with the upgrade act like a 4040 drive.
>
> On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 8:20 AM, Francesco Messineo <
> francesco.messineo@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>> just a quick question for the experts: Is it possible to upgrade a
>> 3040 dual drive to DOS2.1 (like a 4040)?
>> Thanks
>>
>> Frank
>>
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>

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