> > <>512 bytes for sector size? This really exists??
> I made longer sectors on a floppy once, as an attempt to create a copy
> protection. They were read without problems by the 8250, but on turbo R,
> only the first 512 bytes were read.
> The difference is in the diskROM. This has probably something to do with
> the way the drive controller (FDC) works. Someone from NOP told me that
> programming TraxPlayer for turbo R was difficult because it didn't have an
> "end of sector indicator bit", like the 8250 and many other models have.
> I have never seen a device with sectors other than 512 bytes in length. I
> don't think we should consider supporting it.
Brazilian FDC, controlled by ports D0-D7, allow using any
sectors with any size. There is a program, Pro Kit Zapper, that allows you
formatting your disk using sectors with different sizes for any disk
track [sorry, but I don't know what is the chip of brazilian FDCs].
Adriano Camargo Rodrigues da Cunha ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Engenharia de Computacao - UNICAMP
http://www.adrpage.home.ml.org MSX-TR:I have one.And you?
* My other computer is an MSX. *
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