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Cymru · 02 May 2013, 03:18

The 5.25" drives came with the Transformer PC Emulation software so their first function was to read PC floppies (360K), but could be formatted by MS/PCDOS to 720K. I recall an article about them being replaced with HD PC drives that would format PC standard 1.2 MB or Amiga 1.76 MB disks. Later there was a way to read C64 disks with an emulator, but I can't remember which one did it. It was easier to use a 1541 drive and a small interface to do this.

The BridgeBoards had issues with the drives I think, but by the time I had a BridgeBoard, I only had internal drives on my A2000.

02 May 2013, 03:18	#16
Cymru Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Dorathea/AT Posts: 376	Amiga 5.25-inch floppy disks and drives The 5.25" drives came with the Transformer PC Emulation software so their first function was to read PC floppies (360K), but could be formatted by MS/PCDOS to 720K. I recall an article about them being replaced with HD PC drives that would format PC standard 1.2 MB or Amiga 1.76 MB disks. Later there was a way to read C64 disks with an emulator, but I can't remember which one did it. It was easier to use a 1541 drive and a small interface to do this. The BridgeBoards had issues with the drives I think, but by the time I had a BridgeBoard, I only had internal drives on my A2000.