MGT sold an external interface to allow connection of standard floppy drives, including those used with the Disciple and +D interfaces and pretty much every other home computer - possibly you could locate one of those? It looks like a PC drive should attach.
On 19 Jan 2012, at 21:24, Aleš Keprt <a...@keprt.cz> wrote: > I would rather sell the whole computer than to invest more money to it. > Anyone interested? > (For collectors: I still have also the original cartoon/polystyrene box. :-)) > > I do have a plenty of working PC floppy drives at home, but I think it would > be more wise to move to the compact flash instead of putting more money to > new floppy controllers. > > /--- > Aley > > -----Původní zpráva----- From: Colin Piggot > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 10:12 PM > To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no > Subject: Re: Floppy drive proble > > Thomas wrote >> the original MGT SAM Coupe diskdrives are from Citizen, they are indeed a >> bit different than PC drives. One possible way is to get a replacement >> drivebelt, or buy a replacement diskdrive, both can be ordered from Quazar: >> http://www.samcoupe.com/ > > I don't have any original Citizen drives left, and no drive belts at the > moment. > > I can provide a new disk drive system based around a modern PC disk drive > and an interface board (which I can supply on it's own without a disk drive > if you already have a spare PC drive to hand) > > Colin > > ===== > Quazar : Hardware, Software, Spares and Repairs for the SAM Coupé > 1995-2012 - Celebrating 18 Years of developing for the SAM Coupé > Website: http://www.samcoupe.com/ >
