Date   : Sun, 09 Oct 2005 21:25:08 +0100
From   : Jeff Gaines <jeff@...>
Subject: 3.5" Floppy For A Master

Hello Group,

I 'won' an eBay auction this evening for a BBC Master plus BBC floppy
and the RF lead. I need to decide between GoMMC, a serial connection
or an external 3.5" floppy to get my disk images on to the Master.

I have read Andy Davis's article on converting an Amiga or ST external
drive, I'm not sure that having a 5.25" BBC floppy helps any because
if I understand it the BBC drive runs on 5 volts and ordinary floppies
need 12v and 5v. I kept the powered case I had, designed to hold 2
floppies, until I had a clean out last year, b*gger, b*ugger, b*gger!

Can anybody think of any type of external enclosure available nowadays
that has built in power and that I could persuade a floppy drive into?
Or a way of making use of the 5.25" floppy?

I could be the proud possessor of a Master soon-ish with no way of
getting any apps on to it :-( I do have my old cassette recorder with
the appropriate leads for it to be controlled by the Beeb.

Any pointers appreciated, I am OK with a soldering iron, bit more
concerned about un-twisting a floppy data cable.

-- 
Regards
Jeff Gaines
Damerham Hampshire UK