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First post, by Kotu Koylu

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Hi there.If i bought a Commodore pc 20 or 10:
1.Could i use my standart XT keyboard?
2.would a ide hdd adapt to xta interface and how?
3.if xta will fail could i use mfm hdd+ 8bit mfm card?

Reply 2 of 3, by Grzyb

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Kotu Koylu wrote on 2020-10-26, 12:52:

1.Could i use my standart XT keyboard?

Yes.

2.would a ide hdd adapt to xta interface and how?

No.
ATA isn't compatible with XTA.
Not even ATA-2 8-bit mode.

There were, however, dual-mode ATA/XTA drives, eg. Seagate ST351A/X.

3.if xta will fail could i use mfm hdd+ 8bit mfm card?

Yes.

Nie tylko, jak widzicie, w tym trudność, że nie zdołacie wejść na moją górę, lecz i w tym, że ja do was cały zejść nie mogę, gdyż schodząc, gubię po drodze to, co miałem donieść.