Re: Did Commodore cheat with the quad density floppies?

From: smf <smf_at_null.net>
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2019 01:54:15 +0000
Message-ID: <e7be5b9d-0b0b-bf34-1b0c-1abc6aa804a0@null.net>
On 09/01/2019 00:27, Mike Stein wrote:
> Yes; I think that's sort of what what I said in my reply to Mia:
> "HD controllers generally could indeed support DD media... instead of switching speed on dual-speed drives most controllers just emulated the slower speed by changing the transfer rate."

Earlier you made it sound like you couldn't have a DD and HD drive & I don't think that statement retracts that assertion.

"As to mixing drive types, most normal PC controllers were either low density (DD/QD) or high density, but rarely both;"
Received on 2019-01-09 03:01:07

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