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Re: Apple ][ using PC floppy

Subject: Re: Apple ][ using PC floppy
From: vladitx <vladitx@nucleusys.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:49:30 -0800 (PST)
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On Dec 28, 7:49 am, a2avia...@gmail.com wrote:
> You don't need to patch DOS 3.3 to do 400K.
>
> Just make use of all the entries in the standard VTOC.

The 50 tracks I can, but the 32 sectors per track - I can't. The PC
floppy is transparent and looks exactly as ordinary Disk ][ drive
(@300 RPM), as it is connected to the regular Disk ][ controller.
Albeit with a faster track-to-track seek time.

> Of course, your hardware has to respond to the track/sector, but thats
> not DOS explicitly doing that.

No "sector" notion in Disk ][. Just tracks.

References:
- Re: Apple ][ using PC floppy
  - From: lyricalnanoha <lyricalnanoha@usotsuki.hoshinet.org>
- Re: Apple ][ using PC floppy
  - From: vladitx <vladitx@nucleusys.com>
- Re: Apple ][ using PC floppy
  - From: lyricalnanoha <lyricalnanoha@usotsuki.hoshinet.org>
- Re: Apple ][ using PC floppy
  - From: a2aviator@gmail.com

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