ScuzzBlog: Diaries February 2021 Entry 3rd February 2021: Post 1: Amstrad FD.10 5.25 floppy - Quite the conundrum. Amstrad FD.10 5.25 floppy - Quite the conundrum. Quite the conundrum this floppy drive. Been sitting on the Acorn 5000 since day dot and I had always assumed it came with the BBC for some reason. When I turned the drive over I discovered it to be made by Amstrad and called a FD.10. I could find nothing about the drive and requested help from the Amstrad Forums. Still no luck. Anyhoo I spent a good while searching and discovered a post that related to the Amstrad PC-20. This was confusing at the start until I discovered the PC-20 to be the exact same computer as the Sinclair PC-200. I do have a PC-200 including the TV/Monitor so it was very possible the drive arrived at the same time. The back of the unit has the power and the Centronics next to each other. The PC-200 was one of the very last Sinclair models. It bombed at launch due to lack of expansion. The computer is actually an Amstrad PPC-512 but in a desktop case. I thought the computer was and is still the ugliest thing I have ever seen. A black case with slimy grey black keys. Looks dreadful. So much so I don't think it's been out the box since I first photographed it. Puzzle solved then. The connectors do not appear to connect to any of my Amstrads so it can go back on the A5000 for now. I mean the 1512 has the double 5.25" floppy anyway. Amstrad FD.10 5.25 floppy - Quite the conundrum. Sinclair PC200

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