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grennouille
Registered: Jul 2008
Posts: 222 |
FD-148?
Do someone have some info on this drive? : FD-148
http://cgi.ebay.ca/VINTAGE-COMMODORE-64-64C-w%2F-FLOPPY-DRIVE-T..
can't find anything on in. Thank you.
Is it parallel? 3 1/2"? the pics are not good. |
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Scout
Registered: Dec 2002
Posts: 1568 |
1 minute of Googling learned me that it is a Swan (or Amtech) FD-148 diskdrive.
Probably a 1541 clone like we had Oceanic here in Euroland.
Dunno if it is 100% 1541-compatible (it has a custom ROM) so buy it and test it for Krill's loader ;) |
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Moloch
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 2907 |
Amtech released the FD-148 (1541 compatible) and the FD-168 (1571 compatible) for the US/Canada market in the mid-80s. They released the same, or very similar drives, in Europe under different names/models.
I've collected some pictures over the years of various 1541 and 1571 compatible drives, you can scan through them here. |
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grennouille
Registered: Jul 2008
Posts: 222 |
Thanks alot Moloch!
Do you know if the Amtech drives were more or less reliable than a real 1541? |
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Stryyker
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 465 |
My FD-148 has lasted less time than my 1541 II. |
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grennouille
Registered: Jul 2008
Posts: 222 |
Thanks for the info Stryyker. |
