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From: mks@cbmvax.UUCP (Michael Sinz - CATS)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: replacement of 3.5 drives
Message-ID: <8859@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 6 Dec 89 22:29:14 GMT
References: <751@mindlink.UUCP> <1246@corpane.UUCP> <1989Dec6.145527.2958@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu>
Reply-To: mks@cbmvax.UUCP (Michael Sinz - CATS)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <1989Dec6.145527.2958@sjsumcs.sjsu.edu> 33014-18@sjsumcs.SJSU.EDU (Eduardo Horvath) writes:
>In article <1246@corpane.UUCP> sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) writes:
>[Fun with Line Eaters!]
>
>>I would recommend getting 720K MSDOS drives and not the 1.44M ones. 
>
>	Would 1.44M drives work on an Amiga (other than software-wise)?
>I looked at the old Hadrware manual, and I don't see why not.  Why didn't
>C= stick them into the 2000?

Well, the data rate is too high on the 1.44Meg floppies.  (Actually, 2Meg
unformatted...)  The PAULA chip can not transfer data fast enough to
attain that density.

>
>>John Sparks   |  {rutgers|uunet}!ukma!corpane!sparks | D.I.S.K. 24hrs 1200bps
>>|||||||||||||||          sparks@corpane.UUCP         | 502/968-5401 thru -5406 
>Eduardo Horvath | 33014-18@sjsumcs.SJSU.EDU | IMI - International Microsystems 
>	"Why don't you stop your whining, and get back to work!"
>				- Doctor Science

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