8 May
2007
8 May
'07
12:24 p.m.
Quick question - does the write protect sensor on
floppy drives also
lock out the write circuitry, or does the drive depend on the controller
not trying to do silly things like writing to protected floppies?
The write protect circuit does, indeed, block writing.
However, there can be exceptions in some of the weirder systems. For
example, the Apple ][ relies on the controller, not the drive.