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- From: sm86+@andrew.cmu.edu (Stefan Monnier)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: Is Falcon worth buying?
- Message-ID: <wegEXKq00awA0GN3I0@andrew.cmu.edu>
- Date: 11 Sep 92 21:00:06 GMT
- References: <2523@ulysse.enst.fr>
- <1992Sep11.082642.11474@cs.hw.ac.uk>
- Organization: Junior, Math/Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.atari.st: 11-Sep-92 Re: Is Falcon worth
- buying? Neil Forsyth@cs.hw.ac.uk (1303)
-
- > In article <2523@ulysse.enst.fr> elendir@helios.enst.fr writes
- > regarding the Falcon:
- > >-> It'll run Spectre GCR I'm sure even if David Small has to hammer it into
- > >-> it so there's no problem with a software shortage...
- > >
- > > I guess it will. With the new 1.44 Mb drive, you have no need for GCR,
- > >you can read MAC HD disks directly.
-
- > This maybe true or it maybe a rumour based around the fact that Macs with
- > HD disk drives can r/w DOS disks with suitable software. As far as I'm
- > aware, Atari's Ajax FDC is just a 1772 that can be clocked higher. Is there
- > anyone able to confirm or deny this?
-
- > +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
- > ! DISCLAIMER:Unless otherwise stated, the above comments are entirely my own !
- > ! Neil Forsyth !
- > ! Department of Computing and Electrical Engineering !
- > ! Heriot-Watt University !
- > ! Edinburgh, Scotland !
- > ! United Kingdom Email: neil@uk.ac.hw.cs, ..!ukc!cs.hw.ac.uk!neil !
- > ! "'Have you got any?' he asked, expecting the answer no" - Monty Python !
- > +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-
- You CAN !
- That's all !
- It's the same 'hardware' format !
- Just the logical format (FAT, directory, ...) is different !
-
- It isn't GCR anymore: it's just good old plain MFM !
-
- I've been able to read a MAC 1.4MB disk on an st with 16Mhz
- clocked 1772 ! (it was just for fun: I have no Mac emulator)
-
- Stefan Monnier
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