Defender II Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Hello fellow Atarians, Atarigurus, Atari Historians. I'm looking for some info., manual, and disks for an illusive Micro-Mainframe MF-1681 Disk Drive. It has a processor (Z-80), floppy (can control 8 - 3.5", 5.25", 8") and printer connections like the ATR8000 no RS232, but according to Antic Vol 2 No 6 it has "hard disk firmware included". I tried to read the whole magazine at Atarimania but the PDF download is missing pages. I don't think there is anything more about it in the magazine so I came her to ask all of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R4ngerM4n Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 The one at Archive.org seems to be complete. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defender II Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 (edited) Thanks. I was right though, no new info. on the MMF. Edited December 23, 2016 by Defender II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Kline Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Thanks. I was right though, no new info. on the MMF. Here's a bit more info (about 1/3 way down page)— specifically the utilities/files it came with: http://blog.3b2.sk/igi/post/ATARI-floppy-disk-driver-2b-HDD-xxxx-Special.aspx --Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 I had one of these years ago. There was no mention of anything about a hard drive in the manual that I can recall although I bought it used. I don't have it anymore -- couldn't believe how big it was -- as long as an original IBM XT case. Do you have one, or just curious? -Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defender II Posted December 27, 2016 Author Share Posted December 27, 2016 I had one of these years ago. There was no mention of anything about a hard drive in the manual that I can recall although I bought it used. I don't have it anymore -- couldn't believe how big it was -- as long as an original IBM XT case. Do you have one, or just curious? -Larry Yes. Picked it up a few months ago, but didn't have time to check it out. I just tested it before Christmas, then had to put it away. It is big, but very well made; reminds me of the Astra (1620, 2001, "Big D", "The One", and 1001), which I'd like to get. I got it to boot, but didn't have a manual to do much else. I'd like to get the expansion box I read about which upgrades it to 64K so it can run CP/M but according to the Atari FAQ it never shipped (there must be a prototype or demo out there though). I really need the manual and any other info to do more. Did you buy yours new or used? What did it come with? Did it come with a single drive mechanism or two? If you can contact the person who bought it, I love to talk to them. I'd like to know what the proper settings are to change the drive ID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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