18 Mar
2002
18 Mar
'02
4:32 a.m.
On Sun, 17 Mar 2002, Doc wrote:
Much of the discussion centered around issues that turned out to not be
relevant, such as whether the ALtos was MFM v GCR (MFM), sector size (you
got lucky with 512), sectors per track (you got lucky with 9), and what
kinds of problems COULD occur with writing 720K in a 1.2M.
Which bits in
particular are you having problems with? Much of this
doesn't matter for your problem (because by your good luck everything is
compatible), but you might want to understand it all anyway.
Why it was germane
to the issue at hand? I understand, at least
generally, the mechanics and relative formats of the drives and disks
involved, but the ongoing discussion was getting me to think there were
issues that I was completely missing. I must admit I got no clue what an
"Oerstedt" is.
The unit used for measuring coercivity (LOOSELY: magnetic sensitivity of
the disk).
Or why I need to know....
just part of the
explanation of WHY to use 360K v 1.2M blanks.
Kewl. I'm gonna have one someday. A TRS-80,
that is.
Mine are all gone. It HURT to part with them.
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com