1/2 height 5.25" floppy drives (was: BASF)

David Griffith dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu
Fri Sep 26 11:37:08 CDT 2008


On Fri, 26 Sep 2008, Bryan Pope wrote:

> And thusly were the wise words spake by Jules Richardson
> >
> > Now who was it that did those slimline 5.25" drives (slightly less than 1/2
> > height) with the eject button (rather than handle) on the front? My brain's
> > trying to tell me those are BASF too*, but I could be wrong. I know I have
> > some in storage back in the UK, and they're not very reliable either.
> >
>
> I remember using Compaq computers that had floppy drives matching
> your description.

I remember 5.25"/3.5" combo drives that were like that for the 5.25" side.
They were made by Teac, I think.

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