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Re: Slot 'extender' dev cable



Paul Schlyter wrote:
In article <1170506846.660794.180760@v33g2000cwv.googlegroups.com>,
David Wilson <mcs6502@gmail.com> wrote:

<snip>

As I have a 40 track drive attached to a UDC card I simply updated the
ROM from 35 tracks (280 blocks) to 40 tracks (320 blocks) and I can
run completely standard ProDOS and applications with full 40 track
support.


.....but what happens if you then insert a 35-track floppy?  I assume
reading it would be OK, but if you tried to write it, could your patched
ProDOS then attempt to write beyond the last (35'th) track?

I presume you'd be fine, since those tracks would not be part of
any file nor would they be marked "free".

-michael

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