Date   : Fri, 03 Apr 1998 11:16:49 +0200
From   : "Mark Usher" <marku@...>
Subject: Re: First timer without a disk drive.

>the majour mising componient is a disk controller i.e a 8271 or a wd1770
seris chip + associated
>componiets. 8271 is more compatible but hard to resouce.

and the 1770 is on a small daughter board, ie it can't be mounted directly
on the Beeb mainboard

Mark