Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!know!tegra!nad From: nad@tegra.COM (Nancy Durgin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: 5.25" Floppy drive? Message-ID: <1823@harlie.tegra.COM> Date: 6 Dec 90 03:46:52 GMT References: <665@sousa.enet.dec.com> <1990Dec5.192039.4080@ariel.unm.edu> Reply-To: nad@harlie.UUCP (Nancy Durgin) Organization: Tegra-Varityper, Inc. Billerica, MA Lines: 39 In article yorkw@stable.ecn.purdue.edu (Willis F York) writes: >mhenders@hydra.unm.edu (Stinger) writes: > > >> Well, the Master 5/1a still exists, sells for around $189 to >>$199 and is compatible with the 1020 Amiga drive. I'm not sure what >>drivers come with it but I'll check into it. Anyone that carries the >>Master 3-1a 3.5" should be able to get the 5.25" as well. > >What exactly do you DO with one of these? >I've only seen 1 1020 my entire life. > >use them for c: space? (Hay i could do that!) >$199 seems a little high. > I actually have *two* of these beauties! Both were originally purchased for use with the Transformer (and came with the Transformer software). Back in my pre-hard disk days, I used one of them quite effectively as a 3rd Amiga drive (actually, a half a drive, giving me 2.5 drives). I put ARP on it and assigned C: to it. It made a very usable system (1.5 Meg RAM, Facc II, VD0:) that I could use for C development. If anybody wants one, I'm selling them both for $125 each (or make an offer). It is also useful for transferring data from a PC that has 5.25" drives (using 360K disks). Basically, if you have a use for it, you'll know it, and if you don't, it makes a nice paperweight. Nancy -- ============================================================================== Nancy Durgin | (Usual disclaimers | Tegra-Varityper, Inc. uunet!tegra!nad | apply...) | Billerica, Massachusetts ==============================================================================