> board. Yes, it can handle two drives. In fact, IIRC it will handle
> four drives if your system can handle four drives on a single cable.
The software supplied with it can only handle two drives.
> It does NOTHING during normal system operation. But when you run the
> Central Point SW it completely takes over control of the drives and
Well,...
It supplements the existing controller to provide a "flux
transition" level of track read. It still uses the stock controller for
track seeking, etc.
> copies (or edits) ANYTHING on the disk that the drive can physically
ALMOST anything.
> these were commonly used anti-disk copying gimmicks. I never found a
> copy protected disk that I couldn't duplicate with the Option card. I
> wish I''d keep mine.
On a bet, once, I made a disk from which a usable copy could be made with
DISKCOPY on a stock 5150, but that the option board, with it's software,
could not copy.
Hint: it had problems with DISKCOPY when using Teac drives.
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin_at_xenosoft.com
Received on Wed Jun 26 2002 - 19:35:37 BST