Re: it's a FAQ I know, but IIc 5.25" -> anything?

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Ed Eastman writes ...
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> Any disk that is fully functional in your II+ may work in disk2FDI if
> you copy it to a fresh disk using a track copier...  Locksmith Fast Copy
> is my preferred program.  I believe this will eliminate those glitches
> and timing snafus that are introduced by sectors being written at a
> different times and allow the extrapolation process more accuracy.
 ....

     Yes; especially since you can fine-tune the speed of your target
A2 drive. The copies can match whatever speed Disk2FDI likes.

     Another variable seems to be the diskette media. Evidently,
magnetization and graininess properties vary enough among DD ("360k")
5.25" diskettes to make a difference. Probably that's at least partly
because most current PC 5.25" drives are 1.2MB models.

     So, once copy speed is optimized, it may be a good idea to keep
track of a few diskettes that always produce a good image. You can
move their content to any diskette your Apple II can read and, then,
use them for transferring copies of diskettes to PC via Disk2FDI.


Rubywand