ApH wrote:
But Disk2FDI is incapable of reading the back sides of disks, since they would have to be flipped, and then the index hole cannot be read by an IBM-style drive.Well, it's not true for all drives. I have a low-density 5.25" drive that works just fine when I flip a disk. I think some low-density drives do not work (I don't know which models) and no high-density drive works, AFAIK. I can post the exact model of my drive if anyone is interested.
That would mean that the drive generates a "fake" index pulse signal for the controller, since no drive would ever put a photo sensor on the opposite side. -michael 8-voice music synthesizer using NadaNet networking! Home page: http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/