16 Jan
2005
16 Jan
'05
11:26 a.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
There is no problem reading a true 40-cylinder disk on
an 80 cylinder
drive (provided the software knows to double-step it). The problem comes
if you write to a 40 cylinder disk on an 80 cylinder drive and then try
to read it on a true 40 cylinder drive.
I remember writing a FAQ about this a couple of years back....
As did I, including a procedure that helps you actually get it working
(http://www.oldskool.org/guides/oldonnew/hardware/1.2mb_to_360k.html).
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