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[ndary]

Does anyone have more info on this drive? who makes it and how it works?

Ndary

[MEtalGuy66]

ndary, on Mon Sep 24, 2007 9:44 AM, said:

dual_drive.jpg

Does anyone have more info on this drive? who makes it and how it works?

Ndary

Hmml. Looks like 2 PC half height floppy mechs crammed in an original Apple II floppy drive enclosure, with an SIO cable sticking out the back.

[bob1200xl]

Can we see the insides? No labels?

Bob

[ndary]

The picture was taken from an atari guy in holland, (Rene). i was told that this drive was manufactured in poland
but have no info more then this... i will see if i can get pictures from the inside

[MEtalGuy66]

If it's an XF551 clone, running dual 5.25" floppy mechs, I'd LOVE to get a copy of the ROM..

[dinosaur]

Just a thought,could it be two 5.25" drives inside a Percom case?

I think that this is doable and is one of my projects for the future.

[TXG/MNX]

It's an XFD360 I have one and also Fox-1/MNX we have traveled to warschau years ago to get those. Only a few where made. These drive are XF clones with indus GT speed, but have a FAST and TURBO mode. The Fast mode is the same a INDUS GT and turbo is also INDUS GT only works with SpartaDOS X. There is a jumper for Fast/Turbo.

It's funny Nir to see a picture that you have taken at my house from my drive, did you forget that

[MEtalGuy66]

TXG/MNX, on Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:14 AM, said:

It's an XFD360 I have one and also Fox-1/MNX we have traveled to warschau years ago to get those. Only a few where made. These drive are XF clones with indus GT speed, but have a FAST and TURBO mode. The Fast mode is the same a INDUS GT and turbo is also INDUS GT only works with SpartaDOS X. There is a jumper for Fast/Turbo.

It's funny Nir to see a picture that you have taken at my house from my drive, did you forget that

dump the ROM!

I have been wanting a ROM that supports dual 5.25" mechs for the XF551 for a long time..

PLEASE dump the ROM. Ill pay you!

[hunmanik]

TXG/MNX, on Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:14 AM, said:

It's an XFD360 I have one and also Fox-1/MNX we have traveled to warschau years ago to get those. Only a few where made. These drive are XF clones with indus GT speed, but have a FAST and TURBO mode. The Fast mode is the same a INDUS GT and turbo is also INDUS GT only works with SpartaDOS X. There is a jumper for Fast/Turbo.

I see the same picture here, described as the XFD602: http://atariki.krap....ndex.php/XFD601

???

Edited by hunmanik, Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:23 PM.

[TXG/MNX]

Yep it's the XFD602 my fault :-) but it's not completly compatible with the XF.

The XF551 uses the 8030/8040 processor, when I am correct this drive uses the 8051 an newer one.
Another feature when I remember correctly was some kind of speed control, did run at 288 instead of 300 like the XF...

To bad this stuff is packed in boxes at the moment...

[Sikor]

Yes, this is XFD602, disk drive made by Jacek Zuk. More info and some command you can find at atariki: http://atariki.krap....ndex.php/XFD602 - best regards, Sikor

[Mathy]

Hello Rene

TXG/MNX, on Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:46 AM, said:

The XF551 uses the 8030/8040 processor,...

It uses the 8040 or 8050. I'm under the impression that the side of the Atlantic you live on determines which on of the two is in your XF551.

BTW is this stuff still packed or did you repack everything again?

Greetings

Mathy