FAQ (Re:VG93)
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* Forwarded from CODE.ZX by Kirill Frolov (2:5030/827.2).
* Originally by: Mihail Kasadjikov (500:17/1.13), 03 Jun 99 00:23.
* Originally to: Kirill Frolov.
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Ours to you, with a brush, sir! (c)Great Skive
DO>>> Smart people have been talking about this for a long time !!
DO>>> ! VG93 rules! (if only it were possible to work with 1.44...)
MK>> we double the clock frequency on the entire FDD controller and read and write.
MK>> and the switching is set to the fm/mfm bit in the sys register.
KF> You need to drink less! fm bit is the 5th. And the density is 7th!
don’t drink less, but eat more!
and regarding the bit, because of laziness they didn’t add extra. bit, but they threw out the fm/mfm bit as
unnecessary.
KF> In REAL.SPECCY this matter was sorted out almost a year ago.
that's when we did it.
See you soon,
Hamer.
...top secret, burn before reading!
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Immediately click on RESET, All !
Well, here are 2 standards again... :-(
Kirill Frolov.[ZX]
IM> For 1.44 you just need the appropriate hardware. On Sprinter VG93
IM> works with 1.44Mb
It would be nice to have a diagram...
WBR, Employer/Alliance team
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KF> that’s when we did it.
KF> Well, here are 2 standards again... :-(
Personally, I don’t care which bit will enable high density.
But the question is: Under the 7th there is a very decent formatter and a weak copier
from MS-DOS to TR-DOS. This already allows you to actually bring files from the PC to Spec (nowadays you rarely see a 720K driver on a PC). And what is there for the 5th bit?!! Maybe I need to change it?
You should ask them there, huh?
All the best.
Sincerely, Roman.