Re: Connecting DUODisk to ROM3

[russotto@wanda.vf.pond.com (Matthew T. Russotto)]

In article <92ek74$hvg$1@acme.gcfn.org>,
Dave Althoff Jr <dalloff@gcfn.org> wrote:
}On the DuoDisk "boot trashing" problem...
}
}I've experienced this.  A trigger that can set it off from DOS 3.3...
}
}(this is from a long-repressed memory, so it may not be entirely correct)
}
}]INIT filename,S6,D2
}
}...then while the INIT process is going on, hit Apple-RESET.  The disk in
}Drive 1 will start to boot, then shift to formatting in mid-boot. Whoops!

Huh?  The DuoDisk is a "dumb" drive, isn't it?  Responds to low level
commands like a set of Disk IIs does?  If that's the case, this
sequence of events pretty much can't happen.  The disk could be
trashed if the reset causes the controller to switch to D1 while still
in write mode, though.
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