On 08/09/2017 01:47 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > That is SO compatible with the NEC 765 chips that I'm going to CALL it > an NEC chip. > I wonder if has the same "flash-blind" behavior following index? > I'll go out on a limb saying that I think that it will NOT give you any > chaange from using an NEC chip made by NEC or generic chinese, so long > as they pass Dave's TESTFDC program(s)
The DP8473 is a classic example of a better-than-NEC controller. It'll even handle 128-byte MFM sectors, something the 765 fails miserably on. Handy for those old 30-sector Superbrain 5.25" floppies... --Chuck
