Re: More Information for MFM Drives

[geary@io.com (Big Bird)]

In article <3CD5FE99.3050204@noneofyourbusiness.com>,
Exegete  <millers@noneofyourbusiness.com> wrote:
< Bryan Parkoff wrote:
< >     If my question is answered yes, it means that there is no way to FORCE
< > hardware's design to be modified in order to manipulate.  For example, it
< > can only read/write 720KB and 1.44MB.  It does not allow me to modify the
< > size such as 800KB and 1600KB.  If it is to be Universal (Not USB) MFM
< > drive, yes, it will be possible to modify the size.
< 
< I'll freely admit that I'm rather ignorant of technical matters, but 
< what does this have to do with the Apple II? There are, at present, no 
< USB adapters for any model of the II, and I've heard of none under 
< development (I wonder if any II could even handle the high rate of data 
< that USB can kick around). So your "goal" has, at present no Apple II 
< application, does it?
< 
< Besides, if I want to move files from a PC, I read them on one of my 
< older Macs and copy to a ProDOS 3.5" disk on the same machine. Then I 
< can copy to a 5.25" disk on a //gs.

Yes, but many people don't have such hardware. A USB floppy drive that
could read 800k floppys woule be very useful to people dealing with
Apple IIs (and the Mac Plus and Mac II).

Mark Geary

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