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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: Digiman on September 13, 2011, 10:54:21 AM

Title: Can I sacrifice an Atari ST FDD to revive an Amiga?
Post by: Digiman on September 13, 2011, 10:54:21 AM

I know PC drives are a no-no for replacing Amiga drives but what about ST drives as a straight swap ?

Title: Re: Can I sacrifice an Atari ST FDD to revive an Amiga?
Post by: ajlwalker on September 13, 2011, 11:39:06 AM

I shouldn't really answer as I don't really know, but I always thought ST drives were just PC ones anyway.

They are 720kb I am sure.  And the Atari was made with as much "off the shelf" parts as possible to keep the cost down, so it would make sense.

Title: Re: Can I sacrifice an Atari ST FDD to revive an Amiga?
Post by: Crumb on September 13, 2011, 12:05:14 PM

Quote from: Digiman;659164

I know PC drives are a no-no for replacing Amiga drives but what about ST drives as a straight swap ?

You can adapt PC drives without too much hassle. I wouldn't sacrifice the ST drive.

check out this thread: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=30944

Title: Re: Can I sacrifice an Atari ST FDD to revive an Amiga?
Post by: _ThEcRoW on September 13, 2011, 02:20:27 PM

Pc drives can be converted easily to amiga drives. It has been talked here long time ago. It involves only cutting a trace or two on the disk board if i remember correctly. For more precise info look in the forum using the search function and you will get the thread when it was stated.

Title: Re: Can I sacrifice an Atari ST FDD to revive an Amiga?
Post by: Digiman on September 13, 2011, 03:28:00 PM

Only a couple of specific makes and model of PC drive can be adapted AFAIK hence the question.

Thanks for the info everyone :)

Title: Re: Can I sacrifice an Atari ST FDD to revive an Amiga?
Post by: Crumb on September 13, 2011, 03:37:43 PM

Quote from: Digiman;659186

Only a couple of specific makes and model of PC drive can be adapted AFAIK hence the question.

Thanks for the info everyone :)

AFAIK all pc floppy drives can be adapted.

Here you have the explanation of an argentinian user:
http://www.retrocomputacion.com/cgi-bin/foro/YaBB.pl?num=1169698625

Title: Re: Can I sacrifice an Atari ST FDD to revive an Amiga?
Post by: desiv on September 13, 2011, 05:17:20 PM

Of course you can..
In fact, I'd recommend sacrificing the entire ST, just in case the computer gods are...

..

OH..

You meant "can you use the drive"....

In that case, what everyone else said.  Most PC drives convert fairly easily.
(Main issue will be the eject button lining up..)

desiv
p.s.  Sacrificing the ST couldn't hurt tho....  Just saying...