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Commodore Pc and XT keyboard?

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First post, by Kotu Koylu

Posted on 2020-10-26, 12:52

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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 1 of 3, by konc

Posted on 2020-10-26, 13:13

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2. No, 3. Yes of course

Reply 2 of 3, by Grzyb

Posted on 2020-10-26, 13:16

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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.

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Reply 3 of 3, by Kotu Koylu

Posted on 2020-10-26, 13:29

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Thanks for your helpfull answers. i will stay away from commodore for a sometime 😁

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