26 Dec
2012
26 Dec
'12
5:37 p.m.
On 12/26/2012 03:46 PM, Chris Tofu wrote:
C: is the feature necessary for reading likely hum
drum ms-dos (*not*
IBM compatible) formats? Neither the NEC APC, Canon AS-100, nor IBM
Displaywriter used that nasty little thing.
No, but since Al mentioned it, I thought I'd elaborate. The 8473 does
have the distinction that it can successfully work with 128-byte MFM
sectored media, but such stuff isn't common at all and not at all in the
MS-DOS world. Any high-density controller should work in the MS-DOS world.
A lot of people use the FDADAP as a convenient transition from 34 to 50
pin floppy interface. It has the nice feature that it automatically
handles the TG43 signal for those drives that need it:
http://www.dbit.com/fdadap.html
--Chuck