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From: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: How is the A3000UX 1.44 meg floppy done?
Message-ID: <1010@cbmger.UUCP>
Date: 25 Mar 91 14:29:23 GMT
References: <5231@mindlink.UUCP>
Reply-To: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
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In article <5231@mindlink.UUCP> Harvey_Taylor@mindlink.UUCP (Harvey Taylor) writes:
>
>    Does anybody know how the 1.44 floppy is implemented in the A3000UX?
> Is this a regular IBMish 1.44 floppy or are they mucking with the
> rotational speed? If it's a regular drive, there must of course be
> a doubled clock somewhere in the ECS Gary.

It's the rotational speed thing (Dave could tell more): The drive is
a special one which goes half speed in HD mode.

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