Labelling of drives (was: 3.5" floppy drive in IBM XT?

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Mon Apr 14 14:14:01 2003

> > The 360k drive has an asterisk on it, just like
> > >on the optional AT 360k drive. Apparently the IBM convention for 5.25"
> > >drives was that if it was a full height floppy, drive then it was 360k,
> > >if it was a half height drive it was assumed to be 1.2M, unless it had
> > >an asterisk, then it was 360k.

The 720K HH 5.25" drives in the IBM PC/JX (also available with 3.5")
also did not have an asterisk.
Received on Mon Apr 14 2003 - 14:14:01 BST