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|    randy.viau@gmail.com to Barry    |
|    Re: ATARI 354 DISK DRIVE    |
|    20 Apr 13 12:04:04    |
      On Sunday, April 14, 2013 2:30:56 PM UTC-4, Barry wrote:       > Can one simply change the drive Mech out of an Atari 354 disk drive and       >       > get a DS/DD Drive, if thats the type of Mech you put in it???       >       >       >       > The Atari 354 is a single sided drive asfaik.       >       >       >       > Also, if you put a 1.44 Mech into a Atari 354 drive, would it work as a       >       > DS/DD on       >       > a 1040STE, But if you connected it to a MEGA STE as a second drive, would       >       > it work       >       > as a DS/DD and or a 1.44 Drive, especially if the Mega STe has the 1.44       >       > internal drive?       >       >       >       > Or does something else need to be done.       >       >       >       > Barry       >       > phantomm@suddenlink.net              most ibm drives are set too drive b so you need to set it to drive A all       all later disk drives for ibm do this with the cable.       try to find a drive with < A -B > on it try a 720k drive from a apple.       some 1.44 drives will not work on a stf - stfm -ste. // megaste may work in       720k       only.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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