Re: diskette drives

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From: Chris Chimelis
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 1988 19:36

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In article <10158@cup.portal.com> GregM@cup.portal.com (Greg Scott Miller) writes:
>I can't answer all of your questions, but I can tell you that the 3.5 in
>my external A1010 is the same as in my A1000, and I've swapped them before.
>For the most part, any "ibm" 720K drive is hardware-compatible with the
>requirements of the 1000.  I'm not sure, however, about the physical needs
>of the eject button.

IBM-type 720K drives work fine.  I had one hooked up to my 2000 for a long time.
I was using a Toshiba that was made for IBM PC/XT/AT's.  I almost hooked it up
to the 1000, but never got around to it.

Chris Chimelis
chimelis@refuge.colorado.edu
ncar!boulder!refuge!chimelis
chimelis%boulder@colorado.bitnet

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Subject: Re: diskette drives
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