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Whoah! 3" disks!. I thought these were used only in amstrad computers. I still have my original cpm disks as well as a number of blank floppies for my first computer.
Yup, Amstrad CPCs and PCWs, also later Spectrums, Tatung Einsteins, the Opus disc drives shown in this unit, the Oric disc drive, and probably quite a few other places too.
Looks to me like it's some sort of one off build. With it all been in working condition I bet it would fetch a nice price to someone who is into these odd ball custom systems. My guess is it would have been used in a GP's surgery or maybe a clinic given that it looks to have some pharmacy related software. Actually it would make a really nice coding station too. I would keep it and use it myself.
far from ! excellent find, and custom build as well.If you *must* sell it, I'm sure it will fetch a nice price (no, must not bid... damn... stop...)Tom UK
They weren't popular by any stretch of the imagination, but they weren't limited to Amstrad either (The Spectrum didn't have a 3 inch drive until Sinclair sold the Spectrum to Amstrad). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_floppy_disk#The_3-inch_compact_floppy_disk