On 16 Sep 1998, Frank McConnell wrote:
> Phil Clayton <handyman_at_sprintmail.com> writes:
> > I have several old 360K floppy drives removed from old XT's
> > is it possible to use these in my CP/M machines..?
> > Are they compatable, and has anyone used these drives in the old
> > CP/M's.?
>
> Kaypro: yes
> Osborne: I dunno
>
> I'm thinking that the O1 has funny disk drives that need power
> somewhere on the ribbon cable. But it's been a while since I had
> one open to check, and am posting in the spirit of getting someone
> else to jump in and correct me.
You are correct. The Obsorne drives feed power on the drive data cable
and connecting them to other configurations tends to cause the 'magic
smoke' to escape...
I've even got a drive exerciser in the collection that has special
connections to support the Osborne drives...
-jim
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