CompuPro floppy controller differences

[Allison]

>
>Subject: Re: CompuPro floppy controller differences
>   From: "Dave Dunfield" <dave06a at dunfield.com>
>   Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 05:45:43 -0500
>     To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"	<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
>
>> >> 	You would need quite the desktop case to house an 8" floppy
>> >> drive! :)
>
>> What is more interesting is what a PC with two 8" drives would 
>> weigh in at!   Most of the good 8" drives were a very solid hunk
>> of aluminum.
>
>There *IS* a (somewhat) PC with dual full-sized 8" drives mounted
>in it - the Nec APC:
>
>    http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/nec/index.htm
>
>I can tell you that this thing is big and HEAVY - especially the
>color one.

Having used a color one it was a much better machine than the PCxt
(this is back when they were both new).

The Color CRT besides being big was way over my lift limit!


Allison