The Amiga did the MFM decoding using software and its
custom chip - the blitter, I believe, which could perform
somewhat complex logical operations. They no doubt did this
to save on hardware, like Woz's disk controller.
Isn't it Paula that handles the interface to me floppy drive?
Jeff
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