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From: markz@ssc.UUCP (Mark Zenier)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.periphs
Subject: Re: MFM encoding question
Message-ID: <1141@ssc.UUCP>
Date: 1 Apr 88 23:49:50 GMT
References: <752@ndsuvax.UUCP> <1140@ssc.UUCP>
Organization: SSC, Inc., Seattle, WA
Lines: 16
Keywords: MFM
Summary: Open Mouth before doing research

In article <1140@ssc.UUCP>, markz@ssc.UUCP (Mark Zenier) writes:
> In article <752@ndsuvax.UUCP>, ncreed@ndsuvax.UUCP (Walter Reed) writes:
> > I need information about how MFM data is encoded.  My computer writes
> > directly to the disk (It's an amiga by the way) and MFM encoding has
> > to be done.  Why do I need this info?  I am writing a conversion program
> > for IBM format to amiga and back.  
> I assume you are talking about a floppy disk, in which case you need
> the Intel or Nec databook with the 765 floppy disk chip in it.

 The intel Microsystems Compenents (1984) volume II
The current name for these books is the Microprocessor and Peripheral Handbook.

> Unless the Amiga has a nonstandard disk controller, ...

I should know better.  Why does Crummadore keep doing this.  It
sure sells a lot of modems.