[Coco] Tandy 1000

[Robert Hermanek]

Yes, floppy emulators exist generally to replace 720K drives in old 
things like sewing machines/etc.  I've used one successfully in a PC 
just to see if it works.  However:  be aware that the floppy pin-outs 
used in the tandy 1000's are not standard -- I don't remember the 
details, but I'm quite sure if you try to plug something in using a 
normal drive cable there's going to be a little fizzle and a bad smell.

-RobertH


On 1/16/2017 8:29 PM, camillus gmail wrote:
> Hi Henry,
>
> Is there a floppy drive?
>
> Then maybe you can use a floppy emulator, that is a device that plugs into the existing floppy controller but the data is stored on sdcards.
>
> just google " floppy emulator " and you will find something.
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Floppy-Emulator-floppy-Converter-1-44MB/dp/B01MXPUM5T/ref=sr_1_28?ie=UTF8&qid=1484620006&sr=8-28-spons&keywords=floppy+drive+emulator&psc=1
>
>
>
> cb
> On 1/16/2017 7:38:19 PM, Henry Rietveld <rietveldh at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I use my Tandy 1000 TX to make physical disk's for my coco. I don't have a hard drive in mine and finding one of the plug in controller boards seems very difficult. Is there a modern storage solution for the Tandy 1000 s that would allow me to store my downloads ‎on it?
>
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