[Coco] Will this Toshiba floppy drive work with CoCo?

Barry Nelson barry.nelson at amobiledevice.com
Sun Jan 28 00:59:04 EST 2018


> Oswaldo Aquique
> Sat Jan 27 23:38:17 EST 2018
> I was able to locate a Toshiba 360K floppy drive for a good price, but not sure if this could be used with the CoCo. I have attached the label picture in case any of you has seen this kind of unit before.
> 
> Any info or pointers will be really appreciated.

According to this web page: http://www.rapid-tech.biz/products/toshiba1.htm <http://www.rapid-tech.biz/products/toshiba1.htm>
That is a .36 megabyte or a 360k floppy. That means it is double sided, double density, and should work with a Tandy Color Computer.

Another page confirms that this drive is 360k, double sided, double density: http://www.mfarris.com/floppy/toshiba1.html <http://www.mfarris.com/floppy/toshiba1.html>

Further photos indicate it has some jumpers, which will need to be set to the proper drive numbers to work. Also make sure you have the resistor terminator pack that came with the drive. It is possible to fabricate it out of resistors if it is missing, but it is a pain in the ___!



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