[Coco] Any idea of the floppy disk unit I can connect to a 26-3029 controller ?

[Gene Heskett]

On Tuesday 19 May 2015 13:27:15 Michael Graham wrote:
> Most 1.44M drives will work, but you'll only be able to use them at
> 720k capacity.  If you don't have any 720k disks, you can tape over
> the density select hole on a 1.44M disk and use it as a 720k after a
> reformat.
>
> --Michael

You either have unusual drives, or unusually soft magnetically HD disks.

With the hole taped over, most drives will cut the record current because 
the DD disk is easier to write to.  The taped over HD disk is not 
recorded strongly enough to keep.  Go find one you made a year ago, or 
even 2 weeks ago and there's a good chance you cannot read it today.

>
> On 5/19/2015 6:26 AM, Michael Rowen wrote:
> > Hi Didier,
> >
> > Any 180k,360k, or 720k disk drive will work. The key is either
> > single or double density / one or two sided drive. It won't work
> > with 1.2M or 1.44M drives. These use high density disks.
> >
> > 360k/double sided 40track drives are most typical with the Coco. If
> > you are interested, I have single 360k drives in an enclosure with
> > ribbon cable for $55.00, plus shipping. You'll pay that for just a
> > bare drive on eBay. My disks have been tested and speed verified.
> >
> > If you do choose the eBay route, look for "best offer" and offer
> > $40. I've seen drives listed for $79 and they accepted $40.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > -Mike Rowen
> >
> > Didier Derny <didier at aida.org> wrote:
> >> Any idea of the floppy disk unit I can connect to a  26-3029
> >> controller ?
> >>
> >> just the type of floppy  (to try to find one on ebay)
> >>
> >> thanks
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> didier
> >>
> >>
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