Xerox 800 Drives

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Xerox 800 Drives

Postby toml_12953 » April 1st, 2024, 4:45 pm

I have a dual 8" floppy drive unit that was used with the Xerox 800. I've hooked it up to my AltairDuino and when I get the 8800c completed, it will be transferred to that. It uses two Shugart SA-801 drives (SS, DD, hard sectored)
and it plugs right into the FDC+ with a 50pin cable as Drive Type 0001. If you ever see one for sale at a decent price, grab it!
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Re: Xerox 800 Drives

Postby Wayne Parham » April 3rd, 2024, 10:54 am

That's too cool. Love it!

I miss those 8" diskettes.
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