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- From: genoa@athena.mit.edu (Jack Holt)
- Subject: Re: 8" disk drives
- Message-ID: <1993Jan1.190557.17743@athena.mit.edu>
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- References: <1993Jan1.074726.3972@neb>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 19:05:57 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan1.074726.3972@neb> bbs@neb (BBS System 801-572-4969) writes:
- >I've recently come into contact with numerous IBM style (old
- >mainframe/teletype) 8" disk drive mechanisms (dual drive cases). Are
- >these usable with the ATR8000 (or MIO)? If so, what software would/could
- >be used to format out those monster disks? I've noticed that the disks
- >themselves are notated as: Double sided, double density. Does that
- >indicate 360k of storage? I've heard rumors of 1.2meg 8"
- >disks/drives.
- >
- >Any information on this project GREATLY appeciated.
- >-----
- >Posted by BBS User: James King
- >Mail Path: uplherc.upl.com!neb!bbs!1fa
-
- I used to work on a CP/M system with 8" drives. As I recall, they had
- 1024 1K sectors, for 1 megabyte of storage. I also vaguely recall the
- ATR8000 as being advertised to work with 8" drives, but I have no personal
- experience with it.
-
- --Jack
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