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Subject: Re: it's a FAQ I know, but IIc 5.25" -> anything?
From: Andy McFadden <fadden@fadden.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 15:31:08 GMT
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Bryan Parkoff <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
>     I am not sure I understand how disk2fdi program work.  Someone claims 
> that PC's MFM floppy drive can read Apple II's GCR floppy disk at read only 
> mode while it converts to create .dsk image.  Correct?  I don't believe so. 
> Please clarify more how disk2fdi program works.

Correct.

It uses the MFM drive to sample the GCR signal.  A second pass in software
converts the signal to bits, and from there generating Apple II nibbles
is easy.

It appears to work best with a modified drive cable that has connections
to the parallel port, but for 5.25" disks it can work with an unmodified
drive.  See the documentation on the web page for more info.

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