Re: tlug: Reading NEC floppies?

[Darren Cook <darren@example.com>]

>reading the manual I eventually figured out "MS-DOS 2HD" means a FAT
>filesystem on one of those !$&*()%@^ NEC-style 1.2MB-formatted
>...
>Or might it be hardware-dependent (my floppy controller is an 8272A, I 
>guess ... dunno if that matters)?

I'd have thought you need a 3-mode floppy drive - if everything could be
done in software there would be no reason for such a thing to exist would
there?

Choosing a random ad in Computer Shopper, a 3-mode drive is 5000 yen,
compared to a 2-mode at 3000 yen.

Darren
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