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Floppy Drive Specs.
« on: March 08, 2005, 08:19:37 PM »
Anyone know of a good site with Floppy drive specs,
compairisons, pros/cons, etc.?

Looking to get a HD Floppy for my A4000T (not A4000D towered).


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Re: Floppy Drive Specs.
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2005, 11:00:09 PM »
heh, so no such thing as a easy fix for getting an Amiga HD floppy eh?  That stinks...

PLEASE let us know when you Do have thta link fixed. ;)  wanna atleast look at 2 C if there is an easier way to get a HD floppy...

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Re: Floppy Drive Specs.
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2005, 03:46:14 PM »
So, just to clairify, almost any PC Floppy will work in my A4000T as long as I use a cable that has pin 4 & 6 changed.

It will only work as a low density floopy drive though unless you find a PC drve that will spin @ 150 RPM. instead of 300 RPM.

To get two PC floppies to work in an Amiga 4000T without moving jumpers, I also need to change pins 10 & 12 on my floppy cable.

Cable, I can do, what about Floppy drives other then the one Commedore used that will spin @ 150 RPM?  are there others out there?

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