On 11 May 2007 at 17:34, Richard A. Cini wrote:
> I have a few IBM-labeled YE-Data YE-580 (320k/360k) half-height floppy
> drives. I can?t seem to locate a manual for these on-line so I wondered if
> they use the standard 150 ohm terminator or something else (the Teac uses
> 330 ohm for example).
On Fri, 11 May 2007, Chuck Guzis wrote:
I don't know if these are the same as those
described in the IBM O&A
as the "Slimline Diskette Drive",
The first half-height drives in IBM machines were the Qumetrak 142. They
were so slow that PC-DOS 2.10 had to set a slower access time than 2.00
They were slightly more reliable than the BASF 2/3 height -
less than 100% DOA.
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