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Re: MicroDrive DMA



Bill Garber wrote:

"mojoehand" <mojoehand@gmail.com> wrote in message news:ac1e94dd-
0ede-4c1c-ac57-b77c7d200bb5@q36g2000prg.googlegroups.com... On May 27, 4:12 pm, "Bill Garber" <willy4...@garberstreet.com> wrote:
"mojoehand" <mojoeh...@gmail.com> wrote in message news:d4ec32b0- c0df-416a-b41f-e77bfe087...@34g2000prs.googlegroups.com... > The instructions for the MicroDrive (non-Turbo model) specifically > say to disable DMA. If the card supports DMA, why do you have to > disable it? Obviously, DMA would be faster.
That's an easy one. The 'non'-Turbo model 'doesn't' support DMA.
Bill

If it isn't supported by that card, then why is there an option to enable/disable it at all? Very confusiing.

Because, the other one IS supported.   8^)
Bill


I think he means that the manual is generic to the two cards... ?

:)