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From: sb@pro-generic.cts.com (Stephen Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: 5.25 floppy disk formats
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Date: 18 Dec 89 07:13:13 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from ericmcg@pro-generic.cts.com

I think the problem with getting a 5.25 running double density would be more
than just the heads being too big. You'd have to double the clock rate, and then the
bit cells would be too small (especially at the outer edge of the disk where
the rotational velocity is the greatest).  Of course, it might be an
interesting hardware experiment with a IBM drive and a modified Disk II
controller to see if you could get it working on high density disks.

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