9121 or 82901? Message #1 Posted by David Ramsey on 27 Apr 2011, 4:14 p.m.
Or, to put it another way: if I'm looking to add an HP-1B diskette drive for occasional use with an HP-85 or 87 (yes, I got the 85, and will be posting on it shortly), should I lean towards 3.5" or 5.25" disks?
Storage capacity isn't really an issue; this is just a toy. It seems to me as though the 5.25" drives might be more reliable long term since they lack the complex arrangement of articulating arms that mount and dismount the smaller 3.5" diskettes. 5.25" disks (and they look like Shugarts): they just have that simple lever-operated clamp.
Also, should I ever find a CP/M disk for my Auxiliary Processor module, it would be on 5.25" media, I believe.
Any other reason to choose one drive over the other?
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