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From: wbks@tygra.UUCP (Sean Burke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: disk drive comparisons
Summary: Reply to 3665
Message-ID: <15@tygra.UUCP>
Date: 15 Feb 90 21:04:02 GMT
References: <1990Feb15.091120.19625@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
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I wonder why commodore has the 1581 set up in the strange way it does?  
I mean, why not just use the physical disk format instead of having to run
everything through the drive controller.  I believe that drive access would
have been sped up considerably this way.

A small side note:

Has anyone had any experience with the 3.5" version of 128 CP/M?
If so, what disk formats will it handle?

Thanks.  
Remember, Save your commie 8-bit, it still kicks the $%$%# out of many higher
priced computers.

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