Re: Apple 3.5" drive questions

[Eric Smith <eric-no-spam-for-me@brouhaha.com>]

"Charlie" <charlied@NOSPAMbboard.com> writes:
> Ok, I agree with what you have said.  I suppose I didn't make myself clear
> though.  What I am getting at is the use of software to directly send the
> signals (MFM) to the 3.5" drive through the smartport/IWM firmware and/or by
> directly controlling the softswitches.

The Apple II doesn't have the ability to "send the signals".  The interface
to the drive goes through the controller, and the controller can't do MFM.

Anyhow, the 6502 isn't fast enough to bit-bang MFM at 500 Kbps.