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Acorn AKD50 Archimedes Floppy Disc Upgrade

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Acorn AKD50 Archimedes Floppy Disc Upgrade Front Panel front

Acorn AKD50 Archimedes Floppy Disc Upgrade Replacement Front Panel (front)

Acorn AKD50 Archimedes Floppy Disc Upgrade Front Panel bottom

Acorn AKD50 Archimedes Fl;oppy Disc Upgrade Replacement Front panel (bottom)

Acorn AKD50 Archimedes Floppy Disc Upgrade Front Panel back

Acorn AKD50 Archimedes Fl;oppy Disc Upgrade Replacement Front Panel (back)

Acorn AKD50 Floppy Disc Upgrade Front Panel bottom

Acorn AKD50 Archimedes Fl;oppy Disc Upgrade Replacement Front Panel (top)

Acorn AKD50 Archimedes Floppy Disc Upgrade Misc

Acorn AKD50 Archimedes Fl;oppy Disc Upgrade micellanious parts.

The Acorn AKD50 Archimedes Floppy Disc Upgrade allows a single floppy Archimedes to be upgraded with a second 3.5" floppy disc drive. The upgrade consists of:

I upgraded my original Archimedes A310 with a second floppy disc drive because I found a single floppy was too restrictive when writing software and a hard disc was too expensive. I used one disc for the tools and compilers and the other for programs and data.

Here is the Acorn Second Floppy Disc Drive Installation Leaflet.