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Re: Dying Classic Floppy drives
« on: May 20, 2007, 05:20:20 PM »
Jeff I would go for that, if someone made the converter. Unfortunately I have had the worst luck with floppy drives. This includes two drives I bought brand new in 1996 (that didn't work) and also two purchases I made here on Amiga.org where I did not get the drives in the mail. So yes, those converters would be good. Can they not be used on a standard PC drive? Have you tried it?
 

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Re: Dying Classic Floppy drives
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2007, 05:48:23 PM »
But can you boot a nondos disk with a Catweasel?
 

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Re: Dying Classic Floppy drives
« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2007, 10:24:55 PM »
Yes, I'll buy three. All I want is to attach it to an ordinary PC drive, and be able to boot nondos disks. If it can read and write High Density disks that's a bonus but not essential.