24 Sep
2006
24 Sep
'06
9:43 a.m.
Subject: Re: 360kB HH Floppy Drive
From: "Charles E. Fox" <cfox1 at cogeco.ca>
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 16:33:21 -0400
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at
classiccmp.org>
Is there any easy way of telling a 360 K from a 1.2 Meg? I
have a bunch of 5 1/4 drives.
Charlie Fox
Yes. The model numbers on the drive.
360k drives are 40 track, 2 sided 48tpi.
Here are a few...
For Teac:
FD55A Full height
FD55B 48tpi 40 track two sided
FD55c ????
FD55D ????
FD55E 96tpi 80 track single sided.
FD55F 96tpi 80 track two sided
FD55G 96tpi 80 track two sided dual speed
Fujitsu 2851A 40 track 2 sided
Toshiba 5425 40 track 2 sided
Shugart
SA400 35 track 1 side full height
SA400L 40 track 1 side full height
SA450 40 track 2 side full height
Allison