[Coco] Disk drive questions?

[ostro011]

On 3 Dec 2003, Ray Watts wrote:
> 
> 
> jimcox at miba51.com wrote:
> 
> "I'd also like to ask again, how easy is it to drop a 3.5" drive into a 
> system.  I know I have the answer some where in the thousands of emails 
> I have saved, but I thought I'd save time and ask here.  Any pointers?"
> 
> As long as your 3.5" drives will run double density (720k), and most 
> will, just check, all you need is adapters for the power and signal 
> connections.  The power requires a mini 4-pin female plug and the signal 
> needs a 34-pin female header. I have three CoCo systems up and running 
> and they all use  3.5" drives.  It is a pain in the butt for me when I 
> have to copy a 5.25" floppy because I have to hook up the drive with a 
> special header jumper I made.   BTW - by refitting the cover on your 
> drive case, you can cram three 3.5" drives in and still consume (I 
> think) less power than two 5.25" monsters.
> 
> Griz
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Does this easy setup work through BASIC as well as OS9, or is your system
OS9 only.  If a person has a set of two double-sided 5.25" drives now, can
one set be replaced with 3.5" drives and still work in BASIC?