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Old 13th Sep 2017, 9:31 am   #1
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Default Burroughs "mini disk 3" 8" floppy disks

Hello

I am looking for some information please on an unusual floppy disk format, photos attached.

The disk is 8" but has no index hole or sector holes. Dates written on the disks range from 1983 - 1989.

Does anyone know:-

The model of Burroughs system these disks were most probably used with?
The model of disk drive unit used with these disks?
Anything about the disk format (and ideally any documentation available that describes the layout, sector / track layout, data encoding etc.)
If anyone has a compatible disk drive available somewhere that can physically accept these disks (I appreciate that the disk drive alone is not sufficient to read data!)?


Thank you in advance for your help.

Cheers
Robin
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