Re: Configuring the floppies

[mhitch%gemini.oscs.montana.edu@localhost (Michael L. Hitch)]

On Jan 22,  1:51pm, Ignatios Souvatzis wrote:
>   "Real" Commodore high density floppies should be auto-detected... the
>   two things C= added to the floppy interface was a) half rotation at
>   same data speed for high density floppies and b) a protocol to detect
>   the floppy type. To my knowledge (but I might be wrong) our driver
>   does, or at least, should use it.

  The driver does "auto-detect" the floppy type.  An empty drive shows
up as normal (low) density.  The drive will only indicate high density
if a HD floppy is present.

Michael

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