Wild-hair floppy drive question

[Scott Stevens]

On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 23:11:40 -0500
Doc Shipley <doc at mdrconsult.com> wrote:

> Allison wrote:
> >>>Doc asks:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>  Would a DSHD floppy drive with a DSHD disk in it
> >>
> >>  Sorry, no, I meant a 3.5" floppy drive.  As soon as Allison
> >replied I >realized the question was ambiguous.
> 
> > Ah, so you wish to use a 3.5" floppy for an Altos that has a 5.25
> > DSQD?
> > 
> > 
> > If that is the question the answer is yes.  (use one hole media aka
> > 720k).
> 
>    I have a few pounds of DSDD 3.5" media.
> 
>    What I think I *don't* have is a 3.5" drive that can be jumpered to
>    ID 0.
> 
> > If not a TEAC FD55GFV will work as a DSQD 5.25".
> 
>    That's a possibility too.  The drive in the Altos doesn't sound 
> particularly healthy, so I'm scouting a replacement.
> 
>    Is there a document explaining the differences between the several 
> TEAC FD55Gxx drives?  I have a bunch of TEAC FD55GFRs, but the "V" 
> models are really rare around here.
> 
>    And speaking of floppy things, you remember that set of Kaypro
>    master 
> disks I got from you?  I finally ID'ed them.  They're MS-DOS based,
> for a Kaypro 16.  :)  If you have a use for them I don't, and if not
> I'll put them up to the list for postage.
> 

(waves hand vigorously regarding Kaypro 16 diskettes), though I have
CP/M-86 on that hardware at the moment.

> 
> 	Doc