9 Apr
2006
9 Apr
'06
10:26 a.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
Believe it or not, Teac DID list a 5.25" SCSI
drive in its catalog. I
could dig for it, but I doubt that many were made.
I don't know what the OP wanted to do with the 5.25" (let's assume) floppy.
But most SCSI floppies (like the FD-55S) are dumb as a stump. They have
sector addressing, etc. all nicely hardwired in. On most, you can change
the block size, but that's it. That's certainly the case with my old Brier
Tech. 20 MB SCSI floppy/floptical. It'd be okay for DOS/*nix stuff, but
tough luck on those Osborne I floppies.
I have to apologize to you all, I wasn't specific enough. The
discussion has been a great read though. :)
I've got a PC with a limited space case. They didn't even include room
for a 3-1/2" floppy drive in it. I'd like to be able to read DOS and
non-native format floppy disks with this machine as part of doing an
update to the retroarchive.org site. Instead of building a second
machine, I'd like to be able to find a way to interface a Teac FD-55GFR
via USB.
Barring that, I'd like to know where I can find a desktop ATX form
factor case that's got bays deep enough for a standard sized floppy drive.
Thanks all!
g.