4 Mar
2007
4 Mar
'07
1:40 p.m.
On Sun, 4 Mar 2007, Dave Dunfield wrote:
I implemented it this way in ImageDisk because it
seemed to be
the most flexible way to deal with the different data rates, and
didn't tie the system to predefined "drive types" (in other
words, ImageDisk operates by what it observes and can set at the
controller, not at what it "thinks" is attached to the floppy
cable), however a lot of people have trouble with it - In
a future version of ImageDisk I may change this over to a scheme
where you specify a drive type, and have the program automatically
determine what the data rate should be.
If/when you do so, please consider including a type of a 360 RPM 3.5"
500K data transefer rate drive. Those are used in some APC machines.
(thereby permitting their 8", 5.25"HD, and 3.5"HD drives to all have the
same format parameters) 'Course the user could just lie about the drive
type to do it.