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Re: Apple ][c Questions
You got me on that one! Maybe it was originally thought that all
computers were created equal - but that some, like the II, were created a
little more equal than others. ;-)
Tony
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Edhel Iaur, Esq. (drsmooth@relex.com) wrote:
: Sounds good, but why would disks even SAY "Single Sided"?
: On 3 Jan 1997 05:18:24 GMT, ab616@chebucto.ns.ca (Tony Cianfaglione)
: wrote:
: > I believe that's because different computer systems wrote to different
: >sides of the disks. Apple, I think, writes to the underside, Commodore 64
: >to the top side, C128 to both sides, PC to both sides, Atari 8 bit to the
: >top side, TI99 to the underside.
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