Disk drives
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The Disk Drive is a common Mass Data Storage from the 80's.
Alongside ROM used in Cartridges or Hardwired...Faster but so Expensives.
And Cassettes (sames as Audio Cassettes), awfully slowler and not that relyable.
In modern day, the Cassette port can easily be replaced by any modern audio device : MP3 or CD readers.
Despite this, Disk are one of the easiest way to read softwares on Amstrad 8 bits.
Amstrad 464 (Plus or OLD) lack the extra ROM needed to use a Disk Drive. That's why external Disk Drive for CPC include such ROM.
in French :
K7 = cassettes ("Ka Sept")
D7 = Diskettes ("Dé Sept")
- 3" disk drive
- 3"1/2 disk drive
- 5"1/4 disk drive
- Virtual disk Drive : cards emulating Disk Drives, using modern Flash memories or USB connection to a PC
