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Amiga 4000T 5.25"?
« on: October 30, 2010, 02:24:27 PM »
Stupid question probably - is it possible to mount an internal (and use ;)) a 5.25" floppy drive in an Amiga 4000T?  My 4000T is what I have hooked up most often, and it seems like such a pain to hook up a different miggy just to write to a 5.25" disk since the 4000T doesn't have an external floppy hookup.
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Re: Amiga 4000T 5.25"?
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2010, 02:50:27 PM »
Yep, I have a 1020 which isn't too common, and I hate to gut it but if it works in the 4000T, I will.

Isn't it the same drive mechanism that is in a 1571?  Maybe I'll gut one of those ;)
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Re: Amiga 4000T 5.25"?
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2010, 03:19:59 PM »
For writing PC disks, the Catweasel is a bit overkill ;)  I guess it's an option though since what I am trying to do is write older disk formats in general (you should see the amount of computers I've got lying around here ;)).

If a standard 5.25 can be hooked up to the onboard FDC, I'd rather go that route for now.
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Re: Amiga 4000T 5.25"?
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2010, 03:39:02 PM »
Well... right now I was aiming to do just PC disks which the Amiga should be able to do fine with Crossdos.  I guess the other method might be better in the long run.
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