On 12/19/18 12:10 PM, systems_glitch via cctalk wrote:
> The controller chip used on that FDC is the same as found on some Adaptec
> AHA-15xx series cards, which have been the go-to for a long time on adding
> FM support to PCs whose onboard controllers don't support it.
I don't think that's
> > four drive support and addresses but given that most FDCs will not
> > support FM this is a great step forward.
...
>
> SOME FDC will support FM.
> SOME FDC can sorta do 128 byte sectors.
Fred,
SOME is not MOST ;). Yeah some will but if you were to pick up a generic
8bit FDC off of eBay
>That FDC is not an XT-IDE, it's a copy of Sergey Kiesev's XT-FDC controller.
>The same seller also saw fit >to "cost optimize" the open source XT-IDE rev 4
>and remove my copyright/site info. It's no great step >forward, it's merely a
>copy of someone else's work with no attribution.
I
That FDC is not an XT-IDE, it's a copy of Sergey Kiesev's XT-FDC
controller. The same seller also saw fit to "cost optimize" the open source
XT-IDE rev 4 and remove my copyright/site info. It's no great step forward,
it's merely a copy of someone else's work with no attribution.
The controller
