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From: root@zswamp.fidonet.org (Geoffrey Welsh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: 1581 Hardware Questions
Message-ID: <1922.270374BD@zswamp.fidonet.org>
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 90 11:07:05 EDT
Organization: Izot's Swamp BBS - Kitchener, Ontario

 > From: treesh@darwin.helios.nd.edu
 > Message-ID: <450@news.nd.edu>
 >
 > I know for a fact that the Apple Machintosh floppy disk drives will not
 > work in place of the 1581 disk drive mehcnical assy.
 
   Mac 3.5" disks use variable-speed motors. PCs, Amigae, STs, and 1581s 
don't, as far as I know.
 
 > Did you know you could use an IBM hard drive on a 64?  The parts are kinda
 > tricking to find, but I have done it with mine.  You need a Tandon
 > Dos Controller board, and an Omti SASI to MFM converter board.  Both these
 > can be found in the old Commodore 9060 hard disk units.
 >
 > I have gotten 19441 blocks free out of a 'lil 10 megger IBM drive.
 >
 > And thats only 5 megs!
 
   Hmmm, I'm sure there are lots of folks who'd appreciate a full write-up of 
that project, if you have the time!
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