Hi,
It will drive
a 3.5" floppy as b:, wondering if it
can do it as the a: drive also.
No reason why not. The disk interface is pretty standard. It's
the normal 34 pin conenctor, signals as you'd expect them....
I'm pretty certain I've seen more than one Einstein with the "A:" drive
replaced by a 3.5" unit (and definitely one with two 3.5" drives).
In fact, if I recall correctly, we had an Einstein in which the "A:" drive
had been replaced with a 3.5" unit (for compatability with Spectrum disc
units) at the software company I was working at in 1986; our "fearless
leader" (and yes that was meant to be sarcastic) used his Einstein to
cross-assemble code for the Spectrum.
TTFN - Pete.