[Coco] Question for BBC Micro users out there

[mike delyea]

720k disks are pretty hard to find around Toronto and even 1.44mb disks are
getting scarce.  So I buy the 1.44mb disks and put tape over the 1.44mbhole.

On 5/30/07, theother_bob <theother_bob at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> A standard 3.5" drive works fine. 720K or 1.4M doesn't matter, although
> some folks will disable the HD detect switch.
> It's not necessary if you use 720K media.
>
> Bob
>
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> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 8:02:46 AM
> Subject: [Coco] Question for BBC Micro users out there
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>
> Hello all,
>
> I think this topic might have already been visited before, but here goes..
>
> Does anybody know if a BBC Micro floppy drive (either a 5.25 or a standard
> PC 3.5 drive modified for use with a BBC) work on a Coco?
>
> Are any modifications to the drive needed or does it work "as is".
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Steve
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