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From: daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (David H. Huang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: MS-DOS
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Date: 28 Jan 91 16:36:29 GMT
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In article <7240@crash.cts.com> crew@pro-harvest.cts.com (Chris Wicklein) writes:
>
>   I was happy with my understanding that the GS 3.5" drive could not
>read/write MFM until it hit me that the PCT board from AE uses the GS 3.5"
>drive for MS-DOS. Can someone please enlighten me?

The IWM can't handle the MFM, but the drive itself can... The PCT board has
some hardware that will read the MFM coding.

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