Re: newbie question-- A2 disks on PC and Apple II Games on the net

[Pim Blokland <nipp@plane.nl>]

Jonathan Schattke wrote:
> 
> ernestls wrote:
> >
> > and an Apple II uses variable speed drives. If you listen real close to the
> > Apple II drives, you can actually hear them change speeds, much like a
> > CD-ROM drive.
> 
> (sigh)
> NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!
> 
> The Apple II uses a soft-sectoring scheme and also proprietary software sector
> recognition. 

You're talking about 5.25" drives while ernestls meant 3.5" drives.
The original question didn't mention disk size, so you are both
correct in your comments, but you're not really helping by
quarrelling over non-existent topics.

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