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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: Atari256K on November 02, 2017, 05:36:10 PM

Title: Atari 8 Bit XF551 disk drive
Post by: Atari256K on November 02, 2017, 05:36:10 PM

 Can anyone show conversion for Atari XF551, 5-1/4 drive mech to 3-1/2

Title: Re: Atari 8 Bit XF551 disk drive
Post by: Salmon Trout on November 03, 2017, 12:23:23 PM

You want to convert a 5.25 inch disk drive to take 3.5 inch disks? Is that what you are asking? Or something else?

Title: Re: Atari 8 Bit XF551 disk drive
Post by: DaveLembke on November 03, 2017, 12:57:08 PM

From an electronics standpoint its not simple at all to make a more modern drive backwards compatible to an older system. If you wanted something more modern to work, I would go the direction of Cassette Load/Save and MP3.  * Not sure how sensitive the system is to a digital audio sample vs lossless analog audio though. I have heard of people getting older devices that allow cassette save/load to integrate with MP3 players. A whole bunch of programs could be stored on a 4GB MP3 player/recorder.  ;D

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/186110-cassettes-that-play-sound-while-they-load/

Title: Re: Atari 8 Bit XF551 disk drive
Post by: patio on November 03, 2017, 04:02:38 PM

Cannot be done