Re: 8" disks

In article <d1eDf.1474$_l.4749@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Dave.Dunfield@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Dunfield) writes:
>>Two quick questions.
>
>>Can 22DISK do 8" disks on a PC disk controller?
>
>>Does anyone still make the necessary adapter to connect an 8" drive
>>to a PC controller?
>
>>bill
>
> Hi Bill,
>
> Electrically, an 8" drive is nearly identical to a 5.25" HD drive (same
> rotational speed, same transfer rate). 22disk should work fine with an
> 8" drive.
>
> I have on my "museum" site:
>
> http://www.parse.com/~ddunfield/museum/index.html
>
> complete details of an easy to make adapter to allow you to connect
> an 8" drive to the 5.25" connector on a standard PC floppy cable.
>
> (Go to the disks/software-images link near the bottom of the main
> page, and then look for the link to the 8" drive adapter).

Thanks, I'll have a look. I was really looking for something already
pu together, but I guess I can always warm up the soldering iron again.
It's just that the eyes ain't what they were and hands aren't as steady
as they were in the days when CPM was king. :-)

bill

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