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- From: etxzayl@cate1.ericsson.se (Johan Zeylon IN/SA/B)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Amiga floppy drive questions
- Date: 17 Mar 1996 03:55:34 GMT
- Organization: Ericsson Telecom AB
- Message-ID: <4ig2fm$4uq@erinews.ericsson.se>
- References: <4icoik$rie@alterdial.UU.NET>
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- In article rie@alterdial.UU.NET, Matt Anderson writes:
- >I've just got Shapeshifter working on my A3000, but I cannot get beyond using the SSBootFile to start - I can't
- >load the MacOS. I have the lower density floppy drive (880k?). My questions are:
- >
- >1. Can I use a 1.44M floppy from a PC with my A3000?
- No. It's not plug&play. It is possible to hack one to work, there are some files
- floating around wich says how to do. But beware - it's noting for beginners.
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- >2. If not, where can someone pick up the higher density Amiga floppy drive? For about how much?
- Can't help you there. Depends on were you live in the world...
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- >3. If I understand correctly, this higher density drive would be able to read the newer Mac floppies (1.4M?), but
- >not the older 800K floppies?
- Correct.
- >
- >Thanks in advance for the help.
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- No problem
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