In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes
>> Bzzzz. Wrong. It refers to a bigger microdrive like device, >> with magnetic tape. The same infinite tape trick as in microdrive, no >> rewind needed. It was the alternative to floppy. (or the evolution of >> classical tape). > >ZN wrote:- > >>Bzzz - you are both wrong! >>First, it was not a tape. Do not confuse WM with something that was a >tape, >> >>loop tapes similar to microdrives just much larger (they looked >> >>know, they never made it to the QL, and that's a good thing too. > > >Bzzz.. Spot on, Nasta. > >I still have a wafadrive with my Spectrum and several dozen tapes. They >were made by Rotronics, and I bought mine new. Still have the original >packaging and the lot. They are a little smaller than a standard audio >tape, in fact they were often sold in blank audio cassette boxes instead of >a custom made container for them. I even have some commercial software I >bought on wafadrive!! So, what was ( is ) the performance like ... ? Keep the whole lot as you have a 'collectors' item :-) -- Malcolm Cadman
