Re: EDD Plus Card

[scott@alfter.DIESPAMMERSDIE.us (Scott Alfter)]

In article <hKOdnTvyROmVpNjanZ2dnUVZ_gydnZ2d@comcast.com>,
glen herrmannsfeldt  <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> wrote:
>Alex Freed wrote:
>
>> Payton Byrd wrote:
>
>>> I think the real problem is that the 1541 doesn't use the hole in the 
>>> disk (the sensor isn't even there) to find sector 0, which is a 
>>> requirement for Apple disks.
>
>> I have no knowledge of the 1541, but Apple 5.25" drives never used the 
>> index hole.
>
>For soft sector disks the hole should only be needed at format time.

It's not needed even then...if it were, you wouldn't be able to notch your
disks to use the other side.

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