11 Jun
2005
11 Jun
'05
8:51 p.m.
Subject: Re: Wild-hair floppy drive question
From: Doc Shipley <doc at mdrconsult.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 20:01:12 -0500
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Eric Smith wrote:
Ah, so you wish to use a 3.5" floppy for an Altos that has a 5.25 DSQD?
If that is the question the answer is yes. (use one hole media aka 720k).
If not a TEAC FD55GFV will work as a DSQD 5.25".
Allison
Doc asks:
Sorry, no, I meant a 3.5" floppy drive. As soon as Allison replied I
realized the question was ambiguous.
I've found something intersting about the Compaq m/b that hosts my
1.2MB 5.25" disk drive, though.
That board auto-detects all its hardware on every boot. If I boot
with a DSQD disk in that drive, the BIOS auto-updates the settings to
'3.5" 1.44MB Drive".
Which is what prompted my question in the first place. Would a DSHD floppy drive with a DSHD disk in
it
You mean a 96 TPI high-density 5.25" disk and drive (e.g., IBM 1.2M format
that was introduced with the PC/AT)?