Floppies was Re: E-Mail-Adress

Mon Feb 25 14:31:38 CST 2008

On 25 Feb 2008 at 14:18, Dave McGuire wrote:

> > Why not run your 3.5" drives at 360 RPM?  Then the HD format
> > corresponds exactly to 8" drives.
> 
>    Are many 3.5" drives able to be set up for 360RPM?

Many Japanese drives are, such as many Teac FD-235HF models, even if 
it's not documented as such.  Many manufacturers use the same motor 
drive subasssembly for normal and "3-mode" drives.

Cheers,
Chuck