[Coco] 1.2Mb floppy drives

[Barry Nelson]

> Bill cwgordon at carolina.rr.com  <mailto:coco%40maltedmedia.com?Subject=Re%3A%20%5BCoco%5D%201.2Mb%20floppy%20drives&In-Reply-To=%3C009101d29757%248c81ee40%24a585cac0%24%40rr.com%3E>
> Tue Mar 7 10:29:01 EST 2017
> 
> Has anyone figured how to use 1.2Mb floppy drives with the Coco (EITHER
> NitrOS-9 or RSDos). 
> 
> Since 180Kb and 360Kb are getting as scarce as hen’s teeth, I need SOME kind
> of 5 ¼” drive, or I have 578 5 ¼” coasters.
> 
> Thanks
With some 1.2Mb drives, it is possible to set some jumpers or rewire them to run at double density rotational speeds. They then become 720k drives, which the CoCo can use. Another possibly better option is to adapt a 3 1/2 inch 1.44Mb drive, of course that doesn’t help your “coasters”.