SS -> DS drive upgrade

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From: Marshall Vale
Date: Mon, 04 Dec 1989 21:51

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 I have two friends who both have SS drives and would like to upgrade to DS
drives.  One has an old SF 314 with a corner button eject and the other 
has a 520STfm.

1.  What is a reliable and cheap DS drive to buy as a replacement?  Netters
    have mentioned a Toshiba model several times.

2.  Are there any hardware changes that need to be made?  For example, if 
    it can't normally recognize media changes.

3.  What is a good price for that drive and suggested place to purchase 
    from?

4.  Any suggestions as to what to do with the old drive.

 Thanks for you're kind attention.

 BTW, one of these SS drive persons actually has the Atari color monitor 
with disk drive built it (PS 300 or PS 3000)! 

-- mjv@iris.brown.edu

"And, oh! Father Christmas, if you love me at all,
 Bring me a big, red india-rubber ball."
                                   A.A. Milne "Now We are Six"

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From: mjv@iris.brown.edu (Marshall Vale)
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Subject: SS -> DS drive upgrade
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