Re: 1.4/2.280 pc drives on a SASI controller ?

[be946@freenet.carleton.ca (Simon C.Hall)]

On 30 Nov 1997 19:23:17 GMT, nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates) wrote:

>In article <65s5gp$bki@freenet-news.carleton.ca>,
>Simon C.Hall <be946@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote:
>>Is it possible to connect the 1.4/2.280 pc drives to a SASI (SIDER) controller
>>card ?
>
>   I would highly doubt that. SASI is the precursor to SCSI, while
>floppy drives are usually managed by a set of controllers translating
>the raw RF signal read in by the head to a bitstream.
>
>Nathan Mates
>
>
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I read that the SASI is a Xebec MFM controller, SO !!! 
This is why I ask the question. Those peecee drive's are MFM.

regards Jim aka Simon