On 01/23/2018 08:45 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
They almost started to catch on, particularly in some
PS/2.
I had one with a MicroSolutions "Backpack" parallel port interface.
It would be a simple matter to upgrade a 1.44M backpack floppy with a
2.88M capable drive, as the controller is a PC8477 and the driver
software still supports it (as of the last units to roll off the line).
The Compaticard IV and a few other ISA cards support ED mode also.
But again, why? I still have a box of the Imation ED floppies (barium
ferrite). The price was ridiculous for floppies of the time.
For the sake of "completeness", and maybe
for NeXT disks, they would be
essential.
And it is a versatile drive for 1.4M