[Coco] Floppy drives

[Mike Pepe]

yes, they probably are not compatible

- it probably spins at the wrong speed
- it probably runs at a non-standard (for CoCo anyway) data rate

If you want 80 track disks, any old 1.44 3.5 inch floppy using 720k 
media works great, and is 100% interchangeable with anyone else using 
the same kind of drive.


mike delyea wrote:
> Part number is HFD532EIU.  Here's a link.
> 
> http://www.rapid-tech.com/products/hit_/hfd532eiu.htm
> 
> On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 2:32 PM, Phill Harvey-Smith
> <afra at aurigae.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>> mike delyea wrote:
>>  > I got a couple 5.25 inch 2.4mb floppies out of an old server.  Are
>>  > these like the 1.2mb floppies and thus no good for coco?
>>
>>  Humm never heard of 2.4MB 5.25", I do however have a machine with 2.88MB
>>   ED disks (PS/2 model 77).
>>
>>  Cheers.
>>
>>  Phill.
>>
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