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From: pegram@kira.UUCP (Robert B. Pegram)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: GCR + 1.44Mb floppies
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Date: 3 Apr 91 22:14:05 GMT
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gjh@hplb.hpl.hp.com (Graham Higgins) asks:

> Anyone know whether Spectre GCR handles the 1.44Mb floppy ugrade?

The Dream Park chip swap that replaces the WD1772 with another
controller?  No, not yet.  Dave Small would have to make the drives
slow back down to 300 RPMS.  The hack published here by hase (Hartmut
Semken)?  I am not sure about it, but it might work, since the disk
speed remains at 300 RPM.  I wouldn't bet the farm on it though 8-).

In any case, Spectre GCR 3.0 doesn't support the high density mode,
even if it could read GCR disks in such a system.

Hope this helps,

Bob Pegram	{Awaiting his new STE, due to death of faithful 520}

pegram@griffin.uvm.edu
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