> One possible problem is that the write head of moderm drives is a lot
> narrower than on old drives (esp. the 40tpi ones).  So you may not
> be able to write reliably.
anyway - reading is completely enough.
i'm asking about Atari just for example but for real it was long time ago
i had to make new software for some company which had it's old written for
Z80 amstrad with it's special diskettes which does not fit to anything and
connecting it's drive to PC doesn't work.