[Coco] floppy drive question - only a little OT

[Bruce W. Calkins]

Yes, as I recall attempting to put the drive in a "normal" system did not 
work.  It did require some trace cutting and soldered leads.
Bruce W.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Hermanek"

>I guess what confuses me is that the drive that is in there looks like a 
>totally standard 3.5" floppy drive -- it even has the 4 pin connector for 
>power, it is simply left unconnected.  Still, sounds like Tandy pulled a 
>fast one on me and made sure that if I put in a standard drive for B: I'm 
>going to get a small flash of light and a bad smell.  Back to the drawing 
>board.
>
> -Robert