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| Entrepo Model
8500 QDD |
Phonemark Model
8500 QDD |
| Serial number
012937 made in Taiwan ROC. |
Serial number
001093 made in Taiwan ROC. |
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| Microwafers
(Data drives and wafers
to same scale but not actual size). |
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A compromise between cassette tapes and disks, the
Quick Data Drive uses a continuous loop of magnetic
tape in a plastic case. This enables programs and
data to be searched for from the current position
without rewinding as you would need to with a cassette
and at random like with a disk. The microwafer and
its tape are much smaller than a regular cassette. |
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The tape drive uses the datassette connector on
the 64. It can also be set up to work with the VIC.
The drive comes with its own operating system (QOS)
on a microwafer. Microwafer sizes range from 16kb
to 128kb. Drives can be daisychained or used with
a datassette. Microwaves should be backed up as
the tape can get entangled in the drive and become
unusable. |
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| With the majority
of games on cassettes, the Quick Data Drive was
not a great success. |
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