Ressurecting FDDs (was Original IBM PC (was Re: Prices to pa

From: Uncle Roger <sinasohn_at_ricochet.net>
Date: Tue Jun 2 00:29:06 1998

At 03:12 PM 5/28/98 +0000, you wrote:
> On a related note, I have 3 Atari STs all with failed fdds. Any tips on
>re-alligning these with-out the rather expensive reallign equipment ? Quite a

If they're the later models with the rectangular eject button in the normal
place (rather than earlier models with the parallelogram? (/___/) button)
you can just replace them with any old 720K drive.

Other than that, you can use external drives; there should be (somewhere on
the web) a diagram for making the FDD-to-ST cable. Connectors are
available. (Or you can buy a cable from BEST Elect. in San Jose(?) or
elsewhere.)

And while we're on the subject, has anyone figured out how to use a
standard PC/Teac fdd with a mac?


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