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Title: Wanted: A1200 Floppy drive with button
Post by: broken on March 30, 2011, 02:09:11 PM

Looking for a working A1200 floppy drive with its eject button still present.

Title: Re: Wanted: A1200 Floppy drive with button
Post by: fitzsteve on March 30, 2011, 02:46:03 PM

Hi!
 
I don't have one, however which drive is it - Panasonic, Chinnon, Teac, etc?
 
They have different buttons :)
 
All the best.
 
Steve.

Title: Re: Wanted: A1200 Floppy drive with button
Post by: broken on March 30, 2011, 03:32:41 PM

Hiya Steve!

Chinnon

But I think the drive is duff so I need a new drive with its button as this one is missing.

Title: Re: Wanted: A1200 Floppy drive with button
Post by: fitzsteve on March 30, 2011, 03:37:21 PM

Quote from: broken;626008

Hiya Steve!
 
Chinnon
 
But I think the drive is duff so I need a new drive with its button as this one is missing.

 
My Bad!  I should learn to read, I thought you were just looking for a button!

Title: Re: Wanted: A1200 Floppy drive with button
Post by: Franko on March 30, 2011, 03:39:01 PM

This guy on ebay always has them, he ships worldwide if you cant find one anywhere else... :)

Chinnon A1200 Floppy (Buy It Now) (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Chinnon-Internal-disk-drive-Amiga-1200-600-computers-/310303371084?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item483f85af4c#ht_1690wt_1141)

Title: Re: Wanted: A1200 Floppy drive with button
Post by: doctorq on March 30, 2011, 03:40:38 PM

I have a couple of working ones, send me a PM with your offer if interested.

Title: Re: Wanted: A1200 Floppy drive with button
Post by: broken on March 30, 2011, 03:49:34 PM

I imagine shipping for a floppy drive from the UK, or Europe would be expensive.

Perhaps someone in the states has a spare?


I suppose I should just get a couple PC drives and mod them. Pretty easy to do...I just hate the fact that the eject button doesn't fit 100% correctly in the A1200 case.

Title: Re: Wanted: A1200 Floppy drive with button
Post by: broken on April 01, 2011, 05:04:46 AM

Anyone?