On 2/26/23 16:42, Chris Zach via cctalk wrote:
> Oi.
>
> So after finally getting things going I started copying the Pro/380 OS
> files to a bunch of 1.2mb floppies. Great. However after a bit I started
> getting errors, and found that the disks were getting gouges in the
> tracks. Sure enough disassembly of my 1.2mb Teac showed that debris had
> become embedded in the disk head and cleaning is not possible.
>
> Terrific. Tossing the drive, this is not the first time I have had this
> problem with these disks so I am dumpstering all of the old floppies and
> just bought 40 new ones in sealed boxes.
>
> However I'm now in need of a 1.2mb floppy drive. Anyone have a good
> working spare that I can beg/borrow/buy in the MD area?
I thought the Pro 300 series used RX-50 drives; i.e. 400K 96 tpi DD
media. So even with your 5.25" HD drive, you should be using DD
("360K") floppies.
You can also use a 3.5" drive running in DD mode.
FWIW,
--Chuck
