On Mon, 10 Sep 2012, Chris Tofu wrote:
one other question - shouldn't it be relatively
easy to write a program
that recognizes another IBM pseudo compatible's MS-DOS format? If for
instance you wanted to read NEC APC disks on a Canon AS-100.
What do you mean by "pseudo compatible"?
Such as MS-DOS on a Victor 9000?
If you have a rather limited selection, then you could esasily write a
program which identifies which one from a short list.
For complete unknowns, you'll find that the number of variations is
rather large.
The Leading Edge Model M (fully peecee s/w compatible)
tech ref manual
states it not only can use quads but 8" drives. I forget the specifics,
but it has an 8272/NEC pd765 (so does the NEC APC. Funny that the
aftermarket board/5 1/4" drive set that I have for it uses a WD chip).
WHICH
WD chip?
WD did make some that were kinda 765 compatible.
But not all.