31 Dec
2006
31 Dec
'06
12:10 p.m.
On 31 Dec 2006 at 11:41, Fred Cisin wrote:
But, what about a 67.5TPI 3.5" (Epson PX-8),
3", 3.25", floptical,
LS120, ZIP, ORB, removable cartridge hard drives, etc.? And an AMLYN
drive! (full height, with 5 disk cartridge) Well, the less commonly
used ones could be in a second and third housing behind the one for
active use. Or, the various drives smaller than 5.25" could be mounted
on hard-drive removable sleds, and substituted as needed.
You forgot the Drivetech drives. :)
You know, I've never had anyone ask about converting one of the Brier
flopticals (I've got the drive) or the Drivetech floppies, much less
an Amlyn or Exatron stringly floppy. I can only conjecture that the
media didn't last very long.
I've got a carton of the IBM Diskette Adapter/A boxes, so there's no
shortage--and they stack neatly. A power supply for each drive, too.
Wonder if there's a T switch for a DC-37 that will switch between 8
drives? I suppose I could adapt a Centronics-type T-switch if I had
to...
Cheers,
Chuck