[Coco] 26-3022 Disk Drive and controller

[CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts]

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From: " Bruce W. Calkins"



>> Yes a later disk controller might be a little more reliable.  26-3029,
>> FD-500, FD-501 & FD-502 are all 5 volt units and work as is with the
>> CoCo 2 & 3.



>> > And Gene did reply:
> So are all the "after market" controllers.
>



One caveat; I have one third party controller (using some other controller 
chip set) that does not need 12 volts, BUT it will not function at double 
speed and therefore will not work with OS-9 level 2 on a CoCo 3.



Bruce W. Calkins
brucewcalkins at charter.net