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From: R38@PSUVM.BITNET (aka Marc Rifkin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Transformer with 3.5" disks?
Message-ID: <39734R38@PSUVM>
Date: 19 Apr 88 23:28:05 GMT
References: <6331@swan.ulowell.edu>
Organization: The Pennsylvania State University - Computation Center
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The transformer works fine with 3.5" disks, when you assign them via
SETATPREFS or so.  However there is a limitation in that the transformer
BIOS only knows about 360K formats.  If you format a 3.5" disk, it will
format it for that amount, just as it would a floppy.  You can get someone
with the appropriate IBM system to format one as 720K and you can read/write
to it fine, but cannot copy it.
I have an Amiga 500 and the transformer works fine.  But, I have applied
an uncountable number of PD patches to it so I don't know if the original
works.
I also have a 1020 5.25" disk drive, and I would be glad to sell it to you
(or anyone) for use with the transformer and amigados. I used to be an avid
transformer'er, but without color or graphics, and reasonable speed, it
isn't worth it for me.  Sure you could probably get PASCAL to run, but
it would be TURTLE PASCAL instead of TURBO.  Still, there is *ONE* important
reason why I still use the transformer-  IT DOES WORK.  Especially when
I am dealing with IBM's, and yes, I can play ROGUE.
Well, later |
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