[Coco] 3.5 inch floppy drive

[Robert Gault]

3.5" drives of both HD and DD flavor work just fine on a Coco system. 
Recent drives of this type won't have jumpers but use the cable to 
select drive number. This will mean a twisted cable (non Coco) if you 
want the 3.5" drive to be drive 0.

Also, you probably will be using a HD drive but a Coco can't read/write 
in HD format. That means using DD disks or taping the HD hole on HD disks.

Once your drive is installed, you can use it as a normal Coco drive 
35/40 track in Coco format (Disk Basic or OS-9) or read/write PC 
formatted disks under OS-9 with PCDOS. You can also use some PC programs 
to create Coco Disk Basic or OS-9 formatted disks to simplify file 
transfers.

David wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> just a quick question before i start ripping things apart...
> 
> I'm unable to get a 5 1/4 inch drive working in any of my pc's (long story)
> 
> I do, however, have spare 3.5 inch drives, with both the 'new' and the 
> 'old' style cable/power connectors..
> 
> I have a home-made dual-drive setup that another list member build, and 
> graciously donated (Thanks, Stan!) - is it likely work if I replace one 
> of the 5 1/4 inch drives in that set up with one of my 3.5 inch drives?
> 
> Can I then write 3.5inch disks using my pc and have the coco read 
> them/transfer them to 5 1/4 inch disks if necessary?
> 
> Having my new Coco setup is no fun, as I'm unable to get any software 
> for it!
> 
> Regards,
> David
>