Chad A. Fernandez wrote:
> Is there a way to easily tell the difference between an
> RLL and MFM controller? I always thought they were
> compatible...sort like SCSI 1 and SCSI 2.
AFAIK, you can safely format an RLL drive to MFM. That
will only result in you getting less space. (ie, 21M
instead of 32M) It is generally not a good idea to do it
the other way around because the tolerances on the MFM
drives aren't tight enough.
I've never noticed any obvious visual difference in the
controller cards. I think you either have to try it out,
or check out the model number of the card. Maby there's a
certain chip to look for. I don't know.
I bet there's others on this list who can fill us in on
this. Mike Webb, or Brent Reynolds perhaps? (hint, hint)
Cheers,
Ole Juul
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