re reading random disks
Posted: December 19th, 1984, 11:14 pm
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Subject: re reading random disks
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Date: Wed, 14-Nov-84 05:38:38 EST
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From: Devon S. McCullough
The IWM is incredibly flexible and can read any disk that will fit in
the drive, given the correct driving software. I have designed (but
never taken the time to implement) an Apple ][ program that reads
North*Star disks, and they're even hard-sectored, which means the
software has to guess where the sector holes are (it's not that hard).
I am interested in doing this sort of thing for the Mac as well, and
would love to talk with anyone who shares this interest. Anyone have
specs/schematics for the drive interface, or any of the Mac hardware?
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From: info-mac@uw-beaver (info-mac)
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Subject: re reading random disks
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Date: Wed, 14-Nov-84 05:38:38 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 14 05:38:38 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 15-Nov-84 03:23:04 EST
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From: Devon S. McCullough
The IWM is incredibly flexible and can read any disk that will fit in
the drive, given the correct driving software. I have designed (but
never taken the time to implement) an Apple ][ program that reads
North*Star disks, and they're even hard-sectored, which means the
software has to guess where the sector holes are (it's not that hard).
I am interested in doing this sort of thing for the Mac as well, and
would love to talk with anyone who shares this interest. Anyone have
specs/schematics for the drive interface, or any of the Mac hardware?