14 Mar
2005
14 Mar
'05
1:13 p.m.
On Mar 14 2005, 14:30, Randy McLaughlin wrote:
2.88 mb controllers use it one way, some 1.44mb drives
use it
another, some
5.25" drives use it for one thing other another.
1.44MB drives, ie 3.5" drives, do not need to be told what density to
use; they use the media sense to detect that from the holes in the
diskette. Therefore if they use pin 2 at all, they usually use it to
signal to the controller whether the media loaded is HD or DD.
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Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York