11 Jun
2005
11 Jun
'05
5:04 p.m.
Subject: Wild-hair floppy drive question
From: Doc Shipley <doc at mdrconsult.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 18:21:15 -0500
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Would a DSHD floppy drive with a DSHD disk in it look like a 5.25"
DSQD drive to an Altos 580? IOW, could I just plug it in and go?
No! The drive should be jumperd for DSDD use. The media should be
standard Floppy Brown stuff. All of the DSHD drive will do DSQD
mode if setup (jumpers) correctly.
The 5.25" HD mode is both higher data rate and differnt media and
they must match. Unfortunatly the Altos does not drive the disk
at that data rate.
It may plug and go depending on the cable and the drive.
Allison