On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Michael Kukat wrote:
>I have such a 19" MV II standing around here. As i know, this is the same
>chassis as in a BA23. There is the possibility to put 2 drives inside, usually
>one slot is used by the tape, or maybe a floppy. I never tried to put 2 disks
>in it, but the distributor in my chassis has all connectors for a second
>MFM disk. Somewhere there was a label, that this doesn't work, but do we have
>to believe this ? With no WPROT/Ready controls and displays, the drive is just
>readwrite ond online. It should just be tried, i see good success for a
>dual-disk BA23.

  I have done it; it does work.  As is evident from the two-drives' worth of
MFM connectors on the distribution panel, it's designed to work that way.

  Keep in mind, though, that there are two different front button panels for
the BA23...the four button design and one with six buttons.  The six-button one
gives you all you need for multiple hard drives if I recally correctly (I'd
check but mine is downstairs and I'm lazy)...

                     -Dave McGuire