Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!purdue!iuvax!bsu-cs!cptpower From: cptpower@bsu-cs.UUCP (Mike Wildridge) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit Subject: Re: Was: Flight Sim II <=> XF551 incompatible forever Keywords: SubLogic sez "bye bye" Message-ID: <4620@bsu-cs.UUCP> Date: 6 Nov 88 01:09:26 GMT References: <12907@eecae.UUCP> <4578@bsu-cs.UUCP> <31836@bbn.COM> <7108@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> Organization: CS Dept, Ball St U, Muncie, Indiana Lines: 28 In article <7108@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU>, c91a-ra@franny.Berkeley.EDU (john kawakami reader) writes: > I thought the 551 is a double sided drive. I don't have one, so I don't > know. > > RE: writing the flip side backwards. > Does that chip let you turn the disk over to read side B or does it let you > read side B without flipping the disk? Can the chip be disabled? Well, the 551 IS a double sided drive. But, just as Atari did when they made the new XL series (way back when) they made some improvements on those that made some stuff not compatible from the old 400/800 series. When I inserted a disk and formatted it in the usual way, I saw no difference in disk space. So, I naturally just turned the disk over (like with the old 1050) and tried to format it. It wouldn't even format. I went through all kinds of routines and frustrations and just got down-right ticked. Then I found out that they made some wierd changes. I bought this chip and installed it and now it's all gret. Yes, the chip can be disabled. There is a switch attached to it that you stick out the back of your 551. One way makes it like the 1050 and the other way makes it stay like it was made. I can vouch for this addition and still think it's a necessity for any XF551 owner. \ Mike Wildridge - Nude Model Extraordinaire / DJ Wannabe \ \ Menk Hall Box 102 ____ \ POWER ON! \ Muncie, IN 47306-1082 \ / "This is Power, \ / \ (317) 285-6777 \/ Captain Jonathan Power!" \/ / UUCP: !{iuvax,pur-ee,uunet}!bsu-cs!cptpower /