[Coco] CoCo floppy disk subsystem

[Rick Ulland]

On 1/14/21 6:19 PM, Salvador Garcia via Coco wrote:
>   I have heard about the WD1793's lack of reliability.
> Would swapping out the WD1793 with an MB8877A help eliminate reliability issues? Thanks, Salvador
>

If this is the original controller with three adjustment pots inside, 
that's the infamous analog data separator. I believe the 12v is to power 
this bit. Bound to be off by now, and I think you need a test disk to 
get it back on. Has value as a cool part, but maybe not practical.


-ricku