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From: Roger.Sheppard@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Media change hardware hack
Message-ID: <1991Jan29.111213.11120@actrix.gen.nz>
Date: 29 Jan 91 11:12:13 GMT
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In article <3897@orbit.cts.com> schaper@pnet51.orb.mn.org (S Schaper)
writes:
> I would really like to know how to get my Toshiba ND 3561BR to
recognize disk
> swaps even when the write protect window is closed. It does recognize
write
> protected disks and the disk immediately following. I understand that
Gadgets
> by Small put in an F-1 key software fix for this. Is this available or
is it
> part of Spectre GCR?   Is there a hardware fix?
>   The Toshiba hardware tech rep told me that Atari did something with
pin 2,
> so therein might lie the answer. I seem to remember last spring or
summer
> something about this being posted here, but at that time I did not
know I
> would be trying to cobble together a drive.
>   If someone out there has that info could you e-mail it to me? could
you also
> post it? ASAP as else I will have to shell out for a complete drive.
I'd
> rather not (much rather not). If you can't get it to me ASAP, but
still have
> the info somewhere, I'd sure like it when you do find it.
>            Thank you very much in advance!
> 
>
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The Simplest way is to disable the Disk in switch, this is what I have
done with the drive in my ST 1040, the only problem is the Drives run
with no disk in them, but I find this is common with Real Atari
drives...
 
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Roger W. Sheppard   85 Donovan Rd, Kapiti New Zealand...