Floppy Drives

Dave_wb · 05 October 2005, 15:41

Hello !
Does anyone out there know if I can use a pc floppy drive and thus gain access to 1.4 meg of space as against the 880k limit of the Amiga drive. I look forward to any replies
Dave

BippyM · 05 October 2005, 16:54

Nope not possible afaik.. well not without some serious hacking anyway

xalakibaniou · 05 October 2005, 16:54

Where do you want to install this FD? PC or Amiga? In case that you want to install a PC FD to an Amiga this link might help http://www.freewebs.com/computolio/a...atibility.html. Otherwise I don't think that you can use your PC FD to write or read Amiga disks without having the Catweasel MK4 controller. Check this out also http://amiga.emugaming.com/floppy1.html

twizzle · 05 October 2005, 23:21

get yourself an external XL drive you can then read and wright to pc discs with cross dos

musashi5150 · 06 October 2005, 00:06

Thanks for that cool first link xalakibaniou! I had a Sony MPF240-1 I had just ripped out of an old PC and was going to throw it away. Now I've re-jumpered it and it should now work as an Amiga drive!

05 October 2005, 15:41	#1
Dave_wb Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wootton Bassett England Age: 66 Posts: 193	Floppy Drives Hello ! Does anyone out there know if I can use a pc floppy drive and thus gain access to 1.4 meg of space as against the 880k limit of the Amiga drive. I look forward to any replies Dave

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05 October 2005, 16:54	#2
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	Nope not possible afaik.. well not without some serious hacking anyway

05 October 2005, 16:54	#3
xalakibaniou Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Athens Greece Age: 44 Posts: 99	Where do you want to install this FD? PC or Amiga? In case that you want to install a PC FD to an Amiga this link might help http://www.freewebs.com/computolio/a...atibility.html. Otherwise I don't think that you can use your PC FD to write or read Amiga disks without having the Catweasel MK4 controller. Check this out also http://amiga.emugaming.com/floppy1.html

05 October 2005, 23:21	#4
twizzle Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: taunton.som.uk Age: 73 Posts: 681	get yourself an external XL drive you can then read and wright to pc discs with cross dos

06 October 2005, 00:06	#5
musashi5150 move.w #$4489,$dff07e Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Norfolk, UK Age: 42 Posts: 2,351	Thanks for that cool first link xalakibaniou! I had a Sony MPF240-1 I had just ripped out of an old PC and was going to throw it away. Now I've re-jumpered it and it should now work as an Amiga drive!

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