WTD: 5.25' DSDD drive & Acorn Master128 keystrip scan/schematic

[lee davison]

>> was to format it on the 48 tpi drive and then re-write it on the
>> 96 tpi drive.

> What good does that do?

Against reason it used to work.

> You'd be better off bulk-erasing the disk (with an AC-enegized 
> electromagnet, not a disk drive!), formatting it on the 80 cylinder 
> drive, writing it there, and the reading it on the 40 cylinder one.

That wasn't an option, the degausser available couldn't reliably
erase a disk. The eventual solution was to replace the few remaining
40 track drives.

Lee.










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