18 Sep
2006
18 Sep
'06
6:46 p.m.
Subject: Re: CompuPro floppy controller differences
From: Fred Cisin <cisin at xenosoft.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 18:00:18 -0700 (PDT)
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at
classiccmp.org>
Of course starting with the half height 8" drives helps. They are only
about 2.5" tall.
What is more interesting is what a PC with two 8" drives would
weigh in at! Most of the good 8" drives were a very solid hunk
of aluminum.
I have a heath H207 dual drive. That's two half height doubled sided
drives one atop the other and a linear power supply. Weighs more
than full up NS* Horizon (wood case)! It's only 13.5x5.5x17 inches.
Allison
> >> keep all the FDC features you could
put a 8" on a PC and read SSSD!
On Mon, 18 Sep 2006, Bryan Pope wrote:
You would need quite the desktop case to house
an 8" floppy
drive! :)
It says put an 8" ON a PC, not IN it.
If you use two side by side drives horizontally,
then it is a lot more stable to put the PC on the 8"