On 12 Sep 2012 at 18:52, allison wrote:
There were a lot of wild flyers out there. Some were
sorta clones and
some tweaked private label units.
I think what some are missing is that that 1024 byte sector size was
customarily used with a 360 RPM spindle speed (1.23/1.3 MB 3.5"
format). AKA NEC PC98 format, although it wasn't restricted to NEC
machines.
LS120 drives and many USB 3.5" (e.g. Teac FD05) support this
recording mode. Also called a "3-mode" drive, in case you were
wondering what that setup choice in your BIOS referred to. I have a
Toshiba "legacy floppy interface" drive that has the smarts to
recognize the firmat and alter its speed. Bizarre.
The examples I gave were 1024 byte sector CP/M 360 RPM formats.
--Chuck