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Re: Apple2 disk controller questions



On 16 May 99 01:35:57 GMT, david@uow.edu.au (David Wilson) wrote:

>No one has pointed out the error I made in my table for the Apple Disk ][
>specs.
>
>david@uow.edu.au (David Wilson) writes:
>>5.25"	300	0.200	245	GCR	49.00	16*256	35/1	140	SSDD (1)
>
>This should actually read:
>
>5.25"	300	0.200	~255	GCR	~51	16*256	35/1	140	SSDD (1)
>
>This is because the 65(c)02 rus at slightly more than 1MHz, not less. The PAL
>Apple // actually runs a tad slower and writes disks at approx 254 kb/s.

Well I didn't want to embarrass you, Dave. <grin>
Mark R. Percival
Montreal, Quebec

An Apple II fanatic since 1979.