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From: randy@bcsaic.UUCP (randy groves)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Using 96tpi 5-1/4 drives on Amiga
Message-ID: <423@bcsaic.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 5-Jan-86 01:53:09 EST
Article-I.D.: bcsaic.423
Posted: Sun Jan  5 01:53:09 1986
Date-Received: Mon, 6-Jan-86 05:08:16 EST
Organization: Boeing Computer Services AI Center, Seattle
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Granted the 3-1/2 drives would be better to have.  But with 96tpi 5-1/4
drives multiplying like rabbits and diving in price, the thought naturally
occurs - what problems would I encounter?  Has anyone else attempted this?

Anciliary questions come to mind: 

Does every Amiga external drive require its own controller, or are the 
external 3-1/2 and 5-1/4 drives using the internal controller?  If so, how 
many drives, and of what type, can the controller support?

Are the connection specs available from Commodore, so that this could be
attempted??

At as little as 65-70 dollars for a 96tpi 800M drive, why hasn't anybody
done it yet??


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