RE: Track/Sector Indicator on Drives

From: David Wood (jbevren_at_starbase.globalpc.net)
Date: 2003-09-06 17:07:35

Sure, I suppose.  However, Ive had entire sessions where the drive never
homes to track zero. :(

Doesnt the DOS store the current track in a certain memory location?  I
guess that wouldnt help during custom disk read routines, but a fair number
of fast loaders use the DOS to read sectors anyway.  It shouldnt be
impossible to latch any data written to that location...

-david

On Sat, 6 Sep 2003, Ethan Dicks wrote:

> 
> 
> > I dont know, however, what to do when the drive doesnt need to slam
> > the stop after initial power-up. 
> 
> Blank the display until the drive homes to track zero?
> 
> -ethan
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