Date   : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:32:34 +0200
From   : anders.carlsson@... (Anders Carlsson)
Subject: Reading/Writing PC disks on a BBC Master

John Abbey wrote:

> Also, is it possible to change the various jumpers on a Beeb drive to 
> allow it to work with a PC controller and BIOS?

I may be wrong, but internally a Beeb floppy drive seems to be identical to 
a PC floppy drive. At least I have a SSDD 40 track drive that once was used 
with a BBC Micro, and it works OK in a PC except for the fact most BIOS'es 
only recognizes double sided 360K drives and upwards. The jumpers may be for 
selecting DS0, DS1, disk change etc. Open up the 5.25" enclosure and see 
which model the drive mech is. Most of them have their jumper settings 
documented somewhere on the Internet.

Of course, the ability to read and write FAT12 floppy disks on a BBC Master 
sounds more cool than moving the drive mech to a PC. :)

Best regards

-- 
Anders Carlsson