[Simh] Fwd: 8-inch floppies

[Gregg Levine]

On 9/30/07, ron Hudson <hudson.ra at gmail.com> wrote:
> Sorry, somehow gmail thought I wanted to send that
> only to Stan Q.
>
> Here List, Here's a copy for you too.
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: ron Hudson <hudson.ra at gmail.com>
> Date: Sep 30, 2007 8:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [Simh] 8-inch floppies
> To: stan at stanq.com
>
>
> Do all sizes of floppies have the same sort of interface? I know the 3
> 1/2 and the 5 1/4 both use the same signals, but they use different
> plugs. The adapter is only a plug-socket device with no logic (no
> active components at all usually)
>
> I wonder if your basic USB floppy could be bashed to connect an 8 inch
> drive....
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Hello!
I'm not sure about the status of this one, but the fellow behind E11
once created a gizmo that would allow an 8-inch device to be used in a
51/4 arrangement. Remember I am describing it based on third hand
information.

But I am reasonably certain that Stan Q, can help our questioner.

Also 8-inch hardware frequently surfaces at used equipment meets.

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