Emulator Archive states some info here:
http://www.emulatorarchive.com/Archives/Samplers/E2Overview/E2Floppy/e2floppy.html
Anyone know if the Shugart SA455 of the same series works? The only difference I can find is that the 455 has a 0.5 MB capacity whereas the 465 has 1.0 MB.
--- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, "WT" <waveterm@...> wrote:
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> From: "emulator_island" <mothrecords@...>
> To: <emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 11:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [emulatorII-list] Re: Just joined the group and considering
> buying a E-II...
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> the original drives are Shugart SA465-3AA (same number for "full height"
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> cheers, emulator_island
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> --- On Wed, 2/3/10, WT <waveterm@...> wrote:
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> From: WT <waveterm@...>
> Subject: Re: [emulatorII-list] Re: Just joined the group and considering
> buying a E-II...
> To: emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 1:49 PM
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> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 9:09 PM
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> Subject: Re: [emulatorII- list] Re: Just joined the group and considering
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> --- On Fri, 1/29/10, Gil <gilwe@hotmail. com> wrote:
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> Subject: [emulatorII- list] Re: Just joined the group and considering buying
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> To: emulatorII-list@ yahoogroups. com
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