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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Linchpin on August 07, 2003, 09:15:07 PM

Title: Amiga Cumana External Drive.
Post by: Linchpin on August 07, 2003, 09:15:07 PM

Anyone know if cumana drive's are any good? Got one on the way off ebay.

Cheers

Kevin

Title: Re: Amiga Cumana External Drive.
Post by: KennyR on August 07, 2003, 09:21:32 PM

Wow... the last time I heard of Cumana it was external 5.25" floppy drives for BBC micros!

Title: Re: Amiga Cumana External Drive.
Post by: jake on August 07, 2003, 09:55:09 PM

I had one for use with my A500 before I got an HDD (assuming you it's an external floppy you've got hold of).

It was very useful and didn't give me any problems at all.

Jake.

Title: Re: Amiga Cumana External Drive.
Post by: Linchpin on August 07, 2003, 11:50:47 PM

LOL YUP i remember the cumana BBC micro drives

Its an external amiga drive, cost me £4.

:-)

Title: Re: Amiga Cumana External Drive.
Post by: Cass on August 08, 2003, 12:09:43 AM

I got one here. Very handy, when it comes to copy/transfer old 880KB floppies (my old A4000 internal needs some calibration/cleaning). There is an ON/OFF switch on the back, plus a floppy drive input (if you want to plug a 3rd-4rth drive in chain). It seems a very robust construction.

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Title: Re: Amiga Cumana External Drive.
Post by: Linchpin on August 09, 2003, 06:40:17 PM

Cool - i have had an extra drive b4. was wondering on the quality. Not bad for £4 then.

Title: Re: Amiga Cumana External Drive.
Post by: browny on August 09, 2003, 06:57:09 PM

Coolmana !,
You av a bargain for 4 squid bud.

Title: Re: Amiga Cumana External Drive.
Post by: Linchpin on August 09, 2003, 07:00:53 PM

Yah :-)

Title: Re: Amiga Cumana External Drive.
Post by: browny on August 09, 2003, 07:05:05 PM

But then again you have not recieved it yet.  :-D
You will be alright, so long as the seller has wrote `Fragile and handle with care on it.
Have you seen the way some of them posties re-act when they see that on the parcel.
Its like a red rag to a bull !  :-D  :-D

Title: Re: Amiga Cumana External Drive.
Post by: Linchpin on August 09, 2003, 07:09:41 PM

lol no...

but for 4 squid (2 for drive 2 for pnp) its worth a risk

i doubt someone with a rating of 55* would risk 2 quid for bad rating.

Title: Re: Amiga Cumana External Drive.
Post by: browny on August 09, 2003, 07:15:45 PM

Your right, it will be fine,i have bought loads of gear from ebay, no bad experiences yet.

Title: Re: Amiga Cumana External Drive.
Post by: Linchpin on August 09, 2003, 07:54:45 PM

hope so lol

its my 1st time :-)

/me is a Ebay virgin.