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    Default Mystery 5.25" external floppy drive

    What system (brand/model) is this drive from?



    Internally the 4 pin din connector goes to a standard molex connector. PC hardware might be the wrong section
    Last edited by Sektor; 04-08-12 at 11:04 PM.



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    to me it look's like it might be from a commodore maybe not sure if not that maybe the old working bee computer
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    It's not Commodore (1541-II drives have a female 4 pin din connector for power and some other din connector for data). What's a working bee computer? BBC? BBC Micro used different connectors.

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    Certainly looks like the old 1541 that I used on my 64s years ago.

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    Quote Originally Posted by toyboy11 View Post
    Certainly looks like the old 1541 that I used on my 64s years ago.
    1541s only have a power cable and DIN connector for data. I have one sitting on the desk next to my left elbow so easy to check.

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    Definitely not a C64 Drive!
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    Neither Microbee nor BBC Model B used a Centronics style D connector like that.

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    Amstrad CPC6128 perhaps

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    looks like a bailey oiu replacment drive for when the 8" drive failed
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    PC was the right section. It's for the . I'm not at all sorry for rising this thread from the grave to answer my own question :P

    Credit to vintage-computer.com forums for figuring it out.
    Last edited by Sektor; 11-06-13 at 12:38 AM.

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