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From: mikes@NCoast.ORG (Mike Squires)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy
Subject: 6000/16 floppy drives
Summary: Tandon 848-2 or -2E will work
Keywords: drive replacement
Message-ID: <1989Dec1.043049.6320@NCoast.ORG>
Date: 1 Dec 89 04:30:49 GMT
References: <1386@ucf-cs.UCF.EDU>
Reply-To: mikes@ncoast.ORG (Mike Squires)
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In article <1386@ucf-cs.UCF.EDU> wordproc@ucf-cs.UCF.EDU (wordproc) writes:
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>I have a Model 16 with the two Thinline 1.2MB 8" drives.
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>Any of these parts *have* to come from Radio Shack?
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The drives are standard Tandon 848-2 or -2E drives.  I used a Shugart 860 as
a secondary running off the floppy drive connector for a while, no problem
(except that it wouldn't write boot tracks).  A message about using 5 1/4"
1.2MB drives instead was posted here some time ago (they work).

I believe that Tandy no longer exchanges the drives.  If they do, they
are cheaper than other sources, unless you can find them surplus.