floppy imaging

[Tony Duell]

> 
> > > You can read multiple IDs during a revolution (200msec)
> > > If you don't get 'em all, put in a different delay.
> On Thu, 22 Dec 2005, Tony Duell wrote:
> > And what happens if you get a task-switch midway through this?
> 
> I've never really felt a need nor desire to run a multitasking OS while
> analyzing diskettes.  The best way to multitask is multiple machines.

YEs, but the only useable OSes for PCs happen to be multitasking...

And I have little enough space here that I really don't want to have to 
set up another machine just to image disks. If I did that, it certainly 
wouldn't be a PC, and wouldn't have a 765 as the disk controller.

> 
> 
> > I grew up with the WD controllers, and found the 8272/765 a real
> > disapointment after those :-)
> WD is certainly a better match for what WE like to do.  But the 765 works
> reasonably reliably, and is prob'ly just fine for what SOME people want to
> do.

The WD controllers are no worse for doing what most people want than the 
765. It's therefore a pity IBM picked the 'wrong one' for the first PC. 
Actually, I think I have a PC-not-quite-comptible here with a 2793 in it (!).

-tony