jwilliam@esunix.UUCP (Jerry Williams) (02/27/90)
I have been thinking about using a 1.2Meg 5 1/4" drive in a 2000.
What I would like to do is be able to read an IBM format 1.2Meg 5 1/4"
disk. The question that I would like answered is what hardware do I
need to do it. If I buy a 1.2Meg drive can I hook it up and use
something like MSH or CrossDos? Do I need a bridge card?
Thanks for any help!
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Jerry Williams @ Evans & Sutherland 560 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108
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esunix!jwilliam@cs.utah.edu (Internet)farren@well.sf.ca.us (Mike Farren) (03/01/90)
In order to read a 1.2M 5-1/4" floppy on the Amiga, you need a different disk controller. I presume you could do this with a BridgeBoard, but haven't a clue as to how. You certainly can NOT do this just by plugging the device in, because of the Amiga's disk controller (such as it is) limitations. -- Mike Farren farren@well.sf.ca.usa