[Coco] Any idea of the floppy disk unit I can connect to a 26-3029 controller ?

Michael Rowen mike at borncoco.com
Tue May 19 07:27:33 EDT 2015


Sorry, that was meant as a private email to Didier, folks!







Michael Rowen <mike at borncoco.com> wrote:

>Hi Didier,
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>Any 180k,360k, or 720k disk drive will work. The key is either single or double density / one or two sided drive. It won't work with 1.2M or 1.44M drives. These use high density disks.
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>360k/double sided 40track drives are most typical with the Coco. If you are interested, I have single 360k drives in an enclosure with ribbon cable for $55.00, plus shipping. You'll pay that for just a bare drive on eBay. My disks have been tested and speed verified.
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>If you do choose the eBay route, look for "best offer" and offer $40. I've seen drives listed for $79 and they accepted $40.
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>Cheers,
>-Mike Rowen
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>Didier Derny <didier at aida.org> wrote:
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>>Any idea of the floppy disk unit I can connect to a  26-3029 controller ?
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>>just the type of floppy  (to try to find one on ebay)
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>>thanks
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