[cctalk] Re: Floppy Disk Drive Controller History

2022-09-03 Thread Tom Gardner via cctalk
dates from documents: * Toshiba TC8569AF 1989? * Hynix GM82C765B * Intel 82078 1996? Tom -Original Message- From: Chuck Guzis [mailto:ccl...@sydex.com] Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2022 8:47 AM To: jim stephens via cctalk Subject: [cctalk] Re: Floppy D

[cctalk] Re: Floppy Disk Drive Controller History

2022-09-03 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 9/3/22 02:07, jim stephens via cctalk wrote: > I hope you get information on Don Tarbell's work included.  He had an > early single density controller.  Then later a high (double) density > controller. I purchased Don's SD controller way back when--and assembled it myself. I still have it,

[cctalk] Re: Floppy Disk Drive Controller History

2022-09-03 Thread jim stephens via cctalk
On 9/2/22 11:59, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: On 9/2/22 11:15, Tom Gardner via cctalk wrote: I’m working on an update to Wikipedia on floppy disk drive controllers – there is a nice section on WD but nothing on Intel/NEC Anyone know the history of how the NEC µPD765 and the Intel 8272

[cctalk] Re: Floppy Disk Drive Controller History

2022-09-02 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 9/2/22 11:15, Tom Gardner via cctalk wrote: > I’m working on an update to Wikipedia on floppy disk drive controllers – > there is a nice section on WD but nothing on Intel/NEC > > > Anyone know the history of how the NEC µPD765 and the Intel 8272 became > compatible devices? > The