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From: grr@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: compatibility of 1020 disk drive.
Message-ID: <1579@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 20-Mar-87 01:51:19 EST
Article-I.D.: cbmvax.1579
Posted: Fri Mar 20 01:51:19 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 21-Mar-87 10:22:07 EST
References: <510@madvax.UUCP>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
Lines: 13
Keywords: using a C64/C128 5.25 disk drive with the Amiga
Summary: nope

In article <510@madvax.UUCP> davidlo@madvax.UUCP (David Lo) writes:
>
>   I wonder can a generic 5.25 disk drive for the C= C64/C128 be used
>   as a 1020 for the Amiga.  The generic 5.25 disk drives are widely
>   available , it is nice if it can be used.

Sorry, no.  The drives used for C64/128 applications have non-standard
electronics for use with Commodore GCR formats.  The drive used in the
A1020 is like the drives used for IBM PC's and clones.
-- 
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