29 Apr
2007
29 Apr
'07
12:58 p.m.
On 29 Apr 2007 at 12:22, Chris M wrote:
I obtained one of these at a computer show
yesterday.
I was told that the 3" disks are still available in
the UK. Is this so?
You might even find some old stock on this side of the pond. They're
known as "CF2" floppies and I sometimes see them on ePay.
I just picked up a Joyce for the floppy drive. I'll probably scrap
the rest of the unit, since there doesn't seem to be a lot of
interest in the PCW in the US. I do know that people replaced the CF
drive with standard 3.5" drives quite often. That may be your best
bet if you're interested in running software. IIRC, there was also a
Yamaha diskette drive (MDR-1) that hooked to Yamaha organs like the
FX-20 that also used them. You can still get them NOS from overseas,
but the prices aren't for the squeamish:
http://www.clive.nl/detail/24336/
This page: http://www.seasip.demon.co.uk/Unix/Joyce/
states that there is a "hideous hybrid" of an upgrade
that effectively turns it into an PEECEE/AT. I demand
to know where I can find one.
Looks a little ridiculous to me--just like that thingummy that fit
around the Classic Mac to get you PC capabilities--it cost more than
a PC IIRC. I don't remember the name of it.
CHeers,
Chuck