Date   : Sun, 16 Aug 1998 22:11:47 +0100
From   : jgh@... (Jonathan Graham Harston)
Subject: BBC MICRO compatable disk drives ? (fwd)

> Does anybody know of a UK supplier for BBC MICRO compatable disk drives?
> I need around 30.
 
Crossposting my answer on csa.hardware to here:
 
"IEUAN EVANS" wrote:
> Does anybody know where I can find 30 floppy drives which are BBC
> compatable. 3.5 or 5.25 it doesnt matter?.
 
More or less any 3.5" d/d will do.  You can pick them up from about 10ukp
upwards.  You may need DFS 1.21 instead of 1.20 to solve some problems
with timing.  FixDNFS is available from JGH PD and various other BBC
places.  It creates a modified rom image that you can program into
replacement EPROMs to plug into your machine.  I can bulk program the
EPROMs for you, but contact me to discuss it as there are copyright
implications to be wary of.
 
On the subject of disk drives, has anyone any idea where I can get
external disk drive cases from - I want to mount two drives vertically.
You know - just a sheet of steel with two corners bent into it (the lid),
and another flat piece with one bend it it (the base), and not for some
stupidly ridiculess price.  I can't believe that it can't be sub-5ukp.
 
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