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Article #37676Re: Problem with TOS recognizing media changes
From: C.L. Freemesser
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 1989 20:10
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 1989 20:10
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The drive you have in your Mega is one of the new Sony drives Atari started using after the Chinon problem. It can't format more than 80 tracks because of its design, not a problem with the drive itself. I've also seen the Epson SMD-480 mech in there. I believe that Sony makes the drive for Epson, so don't be surprised if you open the computer and find Epson's name all over the drive. =cf= BTW, the Sony drive is a workhorse, and you shouldn't have any problems with it for a LONG time!
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cornell!rochester!rit!ultb!clf3678 From: clf3678@ultb.UUCP (C.L. Freemesser) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Problem with TOS recognizing media changes Summary: You have a good mech! Keywords: Time to get a new drive Message-ID: <574@ultb.UUCP> Date: 3 Apr 89 20:10:49 GMT References: <8903231500.AA08372@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> <493@ultb.UUCP> <22534@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> Reply-To: clf3678@ultb.UUCP (C.L. Freemesser (709ITP)) Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology, Information Systems Lines: 12