11 Jun
2005
11 Jun
'05
9:31 p.m.
From: "Doc Shipley" <doc at mdrconsult.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 11:11 PM
Allison wrote:
The easy thing to do is just make a cable with pins 10, 11, & 12 twisted.
This takes the standard controllers DS0 line and drives DS1.
Randy
www.s100-manuals.com
>>Doc asks:
>>
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>>> Would a DSHD floppy drive with a DSHD disk in it
>
> Sorry, no, I meant a 3.5" floppy drive. As soon as Allison replied I
> realized the question was ambiguous.
Ah, so you wish to use a 3.5" floppy for an
Altos that has a 5.25 DSQD?
If that is the question the answer is yes. (use one hole media aka
720k).
I have a few pounds of DSDD 3.5" media.
What I think I *don't* have is a 3.5" drive that can be jumpered to ID
0.
If not a TEAC FD55GFV will work as a DSQD
5.25".
That's a possibility too. The drive in the Altos doesn't sound
particularly healthy, so I'm scouting a replacement.
Is there a document explaining the differences between the several TEAC
FD55Gxx drives? I have a bunch of TEAC FD55GFRs, but the "V" models are
really rare around here.
And speaking of floppy things, you remember that set of Kaypro master
disks I got from you? I finally ID'ed them. They're MS-DOS based, for a
Kaypro 16. :) If you have a use for them I don't, and if not I'll put
them up to the list for postage.
Doc