FAQ (Re:VG93)

ZXNet echo conference «real.speccy»

From Alexander Kormishin To All 19 June 1999


Hello, Kirill!

■ 03 Jun 99 at 23:13:18 Kirill Frolov addressed
All the following words:

KF> =========================================================================
KF> * Forwarded from CODE.ZX by Kirill Frolov (2:5030/827.2).
KF> * Originally by: Mihail Kasadjikov (500:17/1.13), 03 Jun 99
KF> * Originally to: Kirill Frolov.
KF> =========================================================================

[...]
MK>>> double the clock frequency on the entire FDD controller and
MK>>> read and write.
MK>>> and the switching is set to the fm/mfm bit in the sys register.

When I was young, there was a desire to do the same. But after six months of beta testing, the density bit was definitely set to bit7. And in this form
the scheme
was released to the masses.


[...]
KF>> In REAL.SPECCY this matter was sorted out almost a year ago
KF>>.

And it was assembled in January '98.

[...]
KF> Well, here again there are 2 standards... :-(

Already three, there are still Sprinter.

But repeating the sprinter standard (and was and now) on a regular computer
is impractical.


Your Alexander.