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Re: Hardware musings

Subject: Re: Hardware musings
From: Andy McFadden <fadden@fadden.com>
Date: 23 Oct 2006 19:02:44 GMT
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Linards Ticmanis <ticmanis@gmx.de> wrote:
> I wonder why one can't simply read them "backwards", i.e. without
> flipping, then reversing things in software?

My understanding is that the drive read heads are offset, so you'd be
missing the tracks at one edge.

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References:
- Hardware musings
  - From: "Justin England" <justin@rapidcity.net>
- Re: Hardware musings
  - From: "Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>
- Re: Hardware musings
  - From: "Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>
- Re: Hardware musings
  - From: russotto@grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew Russotto)
- Re: Hardware musings
  - From: Ed Eastman <noone@nowhere.net>
- Re: Hardware musings
  - From: Linards Ticmanis <ticmanis@gmx.de>
- Re: Hardware musings
  - From: "Charlie" <charlieDOTd@verEYEzon.net>
- Re: Hardware musings
  - From: Linards Ticmanis <ticmanis@gmx.de>

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