Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!comp.vuw.ac.nz!rata.vuw.ac.nz!banksie From: banksie@rata.vuw.ac.nz (Philip Banks) Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn Subject: Re: high density discs. Keywords: discs Message-ID: <1991Jun9.204349.7747@rata.vuw.ac.nz> Date: 9 Jun 91 20:43:49 GMT References: <1967@svin02.info.win.tue.nl> <3236@krafla.rhi.hi.is> Organization: Student,Victoria University Lines: 23 In article <3236@krafla.rhi.hi.is> adamd@rhi.hi.is (Adam David) writes: >rcpieter@wsinfo11.info.win.tue.nl (Tiggr) writes: >The hardware for getting the WD1772 FDC to handle HD drives and some types >of ED drives is very simple. This has been done on Atari ST and could no doubt >be installed in any Archi. I wonder how well ADFS copes with 1600k and 3200k >floppies. Does anyone know about the software angle on this one? > Well as ADFS copes with hard drive sizes it shouldn't have too many problems. Acorn appear to have left the neccessary room in the ADFS filer to handle quad density. Not to mention I have heard an unconfirmed rumor that a high-density drive interface is going to be released soon. But this could be like the ARM3 units for the A3000... we still haven't seen them out here yet (If they exist). Can anyone out there confirm whether they do or do not exist? Philip Banks -- *------------------------------------------------------------------* @@@@@@/| | BANKSie! (aka Philip Banks) BANKSIE@rata.vuw.ac.nz | @@@@@/#| | An Arc owner stuck in an almost non Arc spot. | @@@@/##| |Thus Quoth the Raven `Nevermore!'.And my spirits sank to the floor| @@@/---|