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From: knutsen@aramis.rutgers.edu (Mark Knutsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: How standard are ST drives?
Message-ID: <2034@aramis.rutgers.edu>
Date: Sat, 24-Oct-87 19:46:24 EST
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Posted: Sat Oct 24 19:46:24 1987
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In article <276@lakesys.UUCP> rich@lakesys.UUCP (Rich Dankert) writes:

> 	The Atari 3.5 Firmey disk drives do indeed use the standard 34 pin
> industry standard card edge connector. 
  Thanks for confirming that.  Using Atari drives seems to be the most
economical way to add 3.5" storage to my 8-bit.

> 	You should have no problems. Just remember that you *must format 
> the drive correctly. IE: Use a DOS that will allow 80 tracks one side if 
> you get the SFS354 single sided drive, and 80 tracks both sides for the 
> SF314 double sided drive. I believe that MY-DOS should dothe trick.
What, me use MY-DOS?  I'm a confirmed Sparta-holic! :-)
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