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- From: daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: World of Commodore Notes
- Message-ID: <37892@cbmvax.commodore.com>
- Date: 15 Dec 92 06:24:41 GMT
- References: <chbeck-081292171539@chbmac01.el.anl.gov> <1992Dec09.044440.17073@bmerh85.bnr.ca>
- Reply-To: daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie)
- Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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- In article <1992Dec09.044440.17073@bmerh85.bnr.ca> Hamish.Macdonald@x400gate.bnr.ca (Hamish Macdonald) writes:
-
- >One thing he mentioned was the the reason the HD floppy wasn't put in
- >the 1200 is that it doesn't *fit*.
-
- That's true.
-
- >Regular floppies are 25mm high. The HD floppies are 32mm high (room
- >for two motors for the 2 different rotation speeds).
-
- Funny, but false. There's only one motor. The HD floppies are built in the
- standard 3.5" form factor. The 25mm is a newer thing, and the HD drives aren't
- currently available in that size.
-
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