MFM/RLL data recovery

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On Mon, 4 Apr 2005, Randy McLaughlin wrote:

> If you are trying to recover files you are probably wasting your time, the
> XT controllers used unique formatting and you will never read the data off
> of the drives without using controllers indentical with ones used
> originally.  It is not good enough to use the same brand or even chipset.

This doesn't make much sense.  Can you please explain further?

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