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Atari [[SF314]] External Drive - DS/DD 720KB 3.5" Drive
Atari [[SF314]] External Drive - DS/DD 720KB 3.5" Drive


Atari [[PC554]] External Drive - 5.25" Drive
Atari [[PC554]] External Drive - DS/DD 5.25" Drive - Designed for the Atari PC range, it was also compatible with the ST range with a software modification


ST [[Xformer Cable]] - Allows you to connect Atari 8bit Disk Drive to Atari ST
ST [[Xformer Cable]] - Allows you to connect Atari 8bit Disk Drive to Atari ST
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[[Gt-1000]] - [[Indus]] - 5.25" Floppy Drive for Atari ST
[[Gt-1000]] - [[Indus]] - 5.25" Floppy Drive for Atari ST


[[GTS-100]] - Indus -  
[[GTS-100]] - Indus - 720KB 3.5" Floppy Drive


[[Cumana]] [[CSA354]] - 720K 3.5" Drive
[[Cumana]] [[CSA354]] - 720KB 3.5" Drive
 
 
The external floppy drives are connected to ST via special 14-pin connector:
 
 
[[Image:Atari_floppy_pinout.jpg|200px|Image: 200 pixels]]
 
 
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
| Pin
| Name
| Description
|-
| 1
| RD
| Read Data
|-
| 2
| SIDE0
| Side 0 Select
|-
| 3
| GND
| Ground
|-
| 4
| INDEX
| Index
|-
| 5
| SEL0
| Drive 0 Select
|-
| 6
| SEL1
| Drive 1 Select
|-
| 7
| GND
| Ground
|-
| 8
| MOTOR
| Motor On
|-
| 9
| DIR
| Direction In
|-
| 10
| STEP
| Step
|-
| 11
| WD
| Write Data
|-
| 12
| WG
| Write Gate (write enable)
|-
| 13
| TRK00
| Track 00
|-
| 14
| WP
| Write Protect
|}
 
 
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Latest revision as of 09:31, 11 October 2011

The beginnings of a list of floppy drives available for the TOS range.


Atari SF354 External Drive - SS/DD 360KB 3.5" Drive

Atari SF314 External Drive - DS/DD 720KB 3.5" Drive

Atari PC554 External Drive - DS/DD 5.25" Drive - Designed for the Atari PC range, it was also compatible with the ST range with a software modification

ST Xformer Cable - Allows you to connect Atari 8bit Disk Drive to Atari ST

Gt-1000 - Indus - 5.25" Floppy Drive for Atari ST

GTS-100 - Indus - 720KB 3.5" Floppy Drive

Cumana CSA354 - 720KB 3.5" Drive


The external floppy drives are connected to ST via special 14-pin connector:


Image: 200 pixels


Pin Name Description
1 RD Read Data
2 SIDE0 Side 0 Select
3 GND Ground
4 INDEX Index
5 SEL0 Drive 0 Select
6 SEL1 Drive 1 Select
7 GND Ground
8 MOTOR Motor On
9 DIR Direction In
10 STEP Step
11 WD Write Data
12 WG Write Gate (write enable)
13 TRK00 Track 00
14 WP Write Protect


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