[Coco] Re: [Color Computer] 1.44 disk drive

[Mike Pepe]

stacey wrote:
> not sure if this is been answered  if i use a 1.44 disk drive and only 
> use 720k disk will i have any problems with that
> thanks for the help
> 

720k media in a 1.44 drive works the vast majority of the time as long 
as the drive itself is in good working order.

The real trick to getting the CoCo to use PC floppy drives is that most 
modern PC drives are hard-coded to use drive select 1. If you're lucky 
your 3.5 drive has jumpers to select the drive number, but many today 
don't have any DS jumpers at all.

Sometimes you can use a PC's floppy drive with the 'twist' in it, but in 
my experience they don't always work. I've had to often make my own 
'twist' cables by flipping around the DS0 and DS1 signals before 
crimping the 34 pin connector down.

Once you get the drive select problem worked out, the 1.44 drive works 
great with low density disks.

-Mike


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