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From: rbloom@apg-1.ARPA (Robert Bloom AMSTE-TOI 3775)
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Subject: Re: Reading Apple II Disks
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Date: Tue, 2-Apr-85 18:17:42 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr  2 18:17:42 1985
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wrongo - the apple use soft-sectoring (not hard sectoring)

the only hard sector machines left are very old Heaths and NorthStars
(I've got a NorthStar and an apple both)

In truth, the apple is 'softer' sectoring than anybody else - it
doesn't look at the sector hole(s) *AT ALL*.  Therefore one can use
in the apple either soft or hard sectored disks providing that you
format them first.  It is this 'softer' sectoring that makes the
apple weird - all other normal machine do look at the index hole -
a hard sectored disk drives them wild.

The end result is the same in anycase--> use a commo program.

-bob bloom