Compaq floppy drive compatibility

[Chuck Guzis]

On 30 Dec 2006 at 11:35, Chris M wrote:

> I had heard somewhere that Compaq used non standard
> drives, but perhaps that applies to different (newer?)
> models.

Maybe in some of the notebook/laptops, but I'm not even sure of that. 
 In 1983/84, however, things were pretty straightforward, other than 
slight differences in the ISA bus (didn't matter for most things, but 
occasionally there was a "gotcha").

I found that the model name "portable" was much like the Kaypro 
situation--akin to putting a handle on a refrigerator and calling it 
"portable"... :)

Cheers,
Chuck