[Coco] [Color Computer] Re: 3.5" drives on coco 3

[Darren A]

On 9/29/08, Phill Harvey-Smith <afra at aurigae.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
> The gotya with the CPC/PCW/+3 machines (and the Amiga IIRC), is that
> they need a ready signal on pin 34 of the drive, which most moden drives
> do not supply, though often it seems you can get away with just
> grounding the line....
>
> The CoCo/Dragon and most other retro machines that I have used do not
> seem to have this problem, though I do seem to remember something odd
> about Atari STs....
>

The CoCo and Dragon do not have this problem because the controllers
have the FDC's READY pin connected to +5V rather than to the floppy
cable connector. You can't get a NOT READY status with these
controllers.

Darren