Date   : Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:54:32 +0000
From   : zeem.uk@... (Alex Taylor)
Subject: Self Built 1770 ?

On 22/03/2008, acorn@... <acorn@...> wrote:

> I would like to upgrade one of my B's to have the 1770 instead of the 8271
> (mainly for convenience of using 3.5" floppies)

You can use 3.5" floppies with the 8271 - I've done it myself. The
only problem I've encountered is trying to exchange the data/write
disk images on the 3.5" disks with PCs. Some PCs support the
single-density format, some don't. That's a subject that causes long,
drawn out arguments.

Having a 1770 allows you to use ADFS, I'm not sure of any other advantages.

-- 
Alex Taylor