8250 LP Double disk drive for the commodore 64

From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
Date: Fri Jul 4 16:12:59 2003

> Gary, I may be wrong (and I'm sure a lot of folks will chime in if I am),
> but it seems to me that most of the drives I look at, even modern ones, have
> that thin-wire construction connecting head to board. I don't think that's

My experience is that 3.5" drives tend to use tapewire, as do some
half-height 5.25" ones. 8" drives, full-height 5.25" and other
half-height 5.25" use conventional screened cables.

-tony
Received on Fri Jul 04 2003 - 16:12:59 BST