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- From: barrett@iastate.edu (Marc N. Barrett)
- Subject: Re: I must find a way to read HD IBM disks!
- Message-ID: <BzBpsA.AtL@news.iastate.edu>
- Sender: news@news.iastate.edu (USENET News System)
- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
- References: <1992Dec14.224201.62048@cc.usu.edu>
- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 23:12:08 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec14.224201.62048@cc.usu.edu> slhmz@cc.usu.edu writes:
- >
- >It has come to my attention that I *MUST* be able to read 1.8 Meg IBM
- >floppy drives on my Amiga... AT ANY COST!
- >
- >I need to know if there is any way I can do this. I don't care if
- >I have to plug the drive into my SCSI port, but I *MUST* be able to
- >read and write 1.8 Meg disks.
- >
- >Please help me out!
-
- If you want the simplest solution, which would involve not having to open
- your computer and install anything, buy an external floptical drive with a
- SCSI cable for your computer, and plug it in. Then buy CrossDOS. CrossDOS
- (or CrossPC, which includes CrossDOS) fully supports reading and writing of
- IBM 2M HD disks with a floptical drive. As a bonus, you get to use the
- special floptical disks to store 21M per disk.
-
- Commodore sells new Amiga HD floppy drives, but they are double-height,
- will not fit into most Amigas, are expensive, and in short supply (if they are
- available as upgrades at all).
-
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- | Marc Barrett -MB- | email: barrett@iastate.edu
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