#AE High Density Floppy
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I'd be interested to know whether it can read/write IBM and Mac 1.44 Meg
disks. Also, does it need extra software, or is it automatically recognized
on power up?
Phil:
first, the HD drive will not read or write IBM or Mac HD disks
without special software.
second, you have to ad a few lines to your startup-sequence to get
it to recognize HD disks. Otherwise, it acts just like a regular drive.
Branden Beachy
72557,107
It looks like the Amiga version uses the same basic design as the HD drive
Applied Engineering makes for the Mac (which caN read 1.44 IBM AND Mac
formats as well as 800 K Mac formatted disks.) If all that is needed is
special software, it sounds like CrossDOS (suitably rewritten) might fit
the bill. But until software is available to support IBM/Mac formats, I
don't need a HD drive. (BTW, they advewrtise that the drive is IBM
compatible).
Phil,
I haven't been able to get it to read PC 1.44 meg disks yet – I'll have
to talk to the people who make CrossDOS about that. I don't know the makeup
of the MAC high density drives (whether they vary drive speed like the 800K
floppies). Since there is no way to read a MAC disk in an Amiga drive
(YET), I don't think the AE unit will. When Amax II Plus comes out – maybe
then it will be supported. Won't know till then.
It needs a device driver (AETD.device) in DEVS:, and a mountlist entry
(they have them in MountList.AE). It would then have this in the
Startup-Sequence:
DEVS:AETD.Device
MOUNT DF6: from MountList.AE
DiskChange DF2:
DiskChange DF6:
(Note: DF2: is the external drive on an Amiga 2000 – which is my AE
drive. The AE drive, as DF2:, is a standard 880K Amiga drive (and works
with CrossDos on 720K PC disks). As DF6: (DF2: + 4) it is the 1.52 meg
drive – using HD FLOPPIES! As the first floppy on an Amiga 500, you'd use
DF1: and DF5:)
Lloyd
Lloyd – how much was the drive? Can more HD bare drives be hooked to the
first one?
Kevin,
The retail price is something like $235. I paid $190 for it locally
(plus tax).
It has a daisy-chain port, so it can be used with other AE HD drives, or
other standard 880K floppy drives.
Lloyd
Thanks! Good price.