[Coco] Disk drive questions?

[Ray Watts]

jimcox at miba51.com wrote:

> On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 11:14:10 CST
>  ostro011 <ostro011 at umn.edu> wrote:
>
>> On 3 Dec 2003, Ray Watts wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> jimcox at miba51.com wrote:
>>>
>>> "I'd also like to ask again, how easy is it to drop a 3.5" drive 
>>> into a system.  I know I have the answer some where in the thousands 
>>> of emails I have saved, but I thought I'd save time and ask here. 
>>> Any pointers?"
>>>
>>> As long as your 3.5" drives will run double density (720k), and most 
>>> will, just check, all you need is adapters for the power and signal 
>>> connections.  The power requires a mini 4-pin female plug and the 
>>> signal needs a 34-pin female header. I have three CoCo systems up 
>>> and running and they all use  3.5" drives.  It is a pain in the butt 
>>> for me when I have to copy a 5.25" floppy because I have to hook up 
>>> the drive with a special header jumper I made.   BTW - by refitting 
>>> the cover on your drive case, you can cram three 3.5" drives in and 
>>> still consume (I think) less power than two 5.25" monsters.
>>>
>>> Griz
>>>  
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Does this easy setup work through BASIC as well as OS9, or is your system
>> OS9 only.  If a person has a set of two double-sided 5.25" drives 
>> now, can
>> one set be replaced with 3.5" drives and still work in BASIC?
>>
>
> I should have clarified that I am running with Basic and not OS-9.   
> Is this an issue?
>
> Jim
>
No!  You can mix and match till your heart is content, as long as have 
the correct connectors or adapters.