23 Sep
2006
23 Sep
'06
9:24 a.m.
Subject: 360kB HH Floppy Drive
From: Sridhar Ayengar <ploopster at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:08:35 -0400
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at
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Does anyone have an extra 360kB HH 5.25" PC-compatible floppy drive
lying around? Or maybe two?
Peace... Sridhar
Yes, a bunch. Are they rare around there?
Allison
23 Sep
23 Sep
4:33 p.m.
At 09:24 AM 9/23/2006, you wrote:
Is there any easy way of telling a 360 K from a 1.2 Meg? I
have a bunch of 5 1/4 drives.
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Subject: 360kB HH Floppy Drive
From: Sridhar Ayengar <ploopster at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:08:35 -0400
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
<cctalk at
classiccmp.org>
Does anyone have an extra 360kB HH 5.25" PC-compatible floppy drive
lying around? Or maybe two?
Peace... Sridhar
Yes, a bunch. Are they rare around there?
Allison 
5:02 p.m.
On Saturday 23 September 2006 04:46 pm, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 9/23/2006 at 4:33 PM Charles E. Fox wrote:
I've been wondering about that myself for some time now...
Also which models are which for 3.5s, as in 720K vs. 1.44M.
If folks want to send me model numbers, I'll put a web page together, how's
that?
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ablest -- form of life in this section of space, a critter that can
be killed but can't be tamed. --Robert A. Heinlein, "The Puppet Masters"
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Is there any easy way of telling a 360 K
from a 1.2 Meg? I
have a bunch of 5 1/4 drives.
Posting a few model numbers might just do the trick. 
5:12 p.m.
> On 9/23/2006 at 4:33 PM Charles E. Fox wrote:
> > Is there any easy way of telling a 360 K from a 1.2 Meg? I
> >have a bunch of 5 1/4 drives.
If there is an asterisk embossed on the front plate, then it is 360K.
If there is NOT an asterisk, then it is 360K, 720K, 1.2M, or OTHER.
On Saturday 23 September 2006 04:46 pm, Chuck Guzis
wrote:
> Posting a few model numbers might just do the trick.
That is the most reliable way. But even then, there are glitches: I have
some TM100-4M (100TPI Tandon) drives that are marked TM100-4 (96tpi
Tandon)
On Sat, 23 Sep 2006, Roy J. Tellason wrote:
I've been wondering about that myself for some
time now...
Also which models are which for 3.5s, as in 720K vs. 1.44M.
Although NOT completely reliable, look for the media sensor.
(Many/most/all IBM PS/2 1.4M drives do not have a media sensor!)
If folks want to send me model numbers, I'll put
a web page together, how's
that?
aren't there already some such pages?
5:17 p.m.
On Saturday 23 September 2006 05:12 pm, Fred Cisin wrote:
On Sat, 23 Sep 2006, Roy J. Tellason wrote:
Beats me. If you know of some feel free to post links.
--
Member of the toughest, meanest, deadliest, most unrelenting -- and
ablest -- form of life in this section of space, a critter that can
be killed but can't be tamed. --Robert A. Heinlein, "The Puppet Masters"
-
Information is more dangerous than cannon to a society ruled by lies. --James
M Dakin
I've been wondering about that myself for
some time now...
Also which models are which for 3.5s, as in 720K vs. 1.44M.
Although NOT completely reliable, look for the media sensor.
(Many/most/all IBM PS/2 1.4M drives do not have a media sensor!)
If folks want to send me model numbers, I'll
put a web page together,
how's that?
aren't there already some such pages?
10:30 p.m.
On Sat, 23 Sep 2006, Roy J. Tellason wrote:
Beats me. If you
know of some feel free to post links.
To start you off:
SS 48tpi:
Shugart SA400
Micropolis
MPI B51
Tandon TM100-1
"360K" (48TPI DS):
Tandon TM100-2
Matsushita (Shugart, Panasonic, etc.) 455
Teac 55B
Qumetrak 142
100TPI DSDD:
Micropolis II
Tandon TM100-4M
"720K" (96tpi DSDD)
Tandon TM100-4
Matsushita (Shugart, Panasonic, etc.) 465
Mitsubishi 4853
Teac 55F
"1.2M" (96tpi DS'HD')
Matsushita 475
Mitsubishi 4854
Teac 55G
If folks want to send me model numbers, I'll put
a web page together,
how's that?
aren't there already some such pages? 
11:26 p.m.
Since we're talking 5.25" HH drives, here's a few more.
720K:
YE Data YD-380
360K:
Toshiba ND-0401
MPI 9428
1.2MB
Fujitsu M2551
I've got some FH 5.25" 100tpi drives from MPI, but all of the stickers have
dried out and fallen off, so I haven't the faintest as to what the model
number is.
Cheers,
Chuck
25 Sep
25 Sep
7:50 p.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
Since we're talking 5.25" HH drives,
here's a few more.
720K:
YE Data YD-380
360K:
Toshiba ND-0401
MPI 9428
1.2MB
Fujitsu M2551
I've got some FH 5.25" 100tpi drives from MPI, but all of the stickers have
dried out and fallen off, so I haven't the faintest as to what the model
number is.
I knew I had this bookmarked somewhere:
http://marina.mfarris.com/index.html
Very large database of floppy disk drives with disk size, form
factor, and capacities. Also some hard drives and tape drives.
Farris & Associates do media repairs, so I trust their data more than
most. :) They also list some drive models and revisions I couldn't
find elsewhere.
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