I have a few 2.88's that came from old NCR 486
microchannel machines - not
sure if they need the defacto standard ribbon and power or the PS/2 style
ribbon only with power through the cable. I'll dig one out and see. They're
kind of a green tan or olive-ish color on the face if memory serves me. They
all worked before I ripped the boat anchors apart for scrap.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Mike Ford
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 9:50 PM
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: 2.88 mb floppy drives
For no real sane reason I have the itch to put a 2.88 MB floppy drive in my
next otherwise fairly normal PC. Seems like the world is littered with 2.88
drives for the old PS/2, but I see nothing that works with a normal PC
floppy connection (although most if not all motherboards do support 2.88
and/or LS120). Any tips on finding a PC 2.88? Do they really need the ED
media?
My guess is that being MCA they are PS/2 types, but maybe not. Thanks for
checking.
BTW isn't it nice that a lot of new games are for the PS2. ;)
Cheers, Mike Ford