Vector 3/Teledisk

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Sun Sep 9 22:07:26 2001

On Sun, 9 Sep 2001, Cameron Kaiser wrote:
> > > > The Vector machines that I have seen have all been hard-sectored. I would
> > > > LOVE to see a PC (running Teledisk, or ANY other software) be able to do
> > > > anything at all except CHOKE on a hard-sectored disk.
> This sounds like a Catweasel controller, a device that does in fact read
> many custom floppy formats. I know for sure it can read C64/128, which is
> my primary interest in it.

The Catweasel shouldn't have any difficulty with GCR (C64, etc.)

A board SIMILAR to it could be easily built that could handle
hard=sectored, but it is not at all clear whether the design decisions of
the Catweasel will permit hard sectored disks.

Have you tried it?
Received on Sun Sep 09 2001 - 22:07:26 BST