"READ TRACK"

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Tue Jul 27 23:25:56 2004

> > There are also some neat things that you can do with the
> > disk access on an Amiga.
On Tue, 27 Jul 2004, Doc Shipley wrote:
> Bit of a tease, Fred? ;)

Sorry,
The Amiga uses MFM, but does NOT use 3740/"IBM"/"WD" style sectors.
Therefore, disk access is done by a raw MFM read, and deciphered
in software.

Perhaps somebody with some Amiga expertise could elaborate on
the details.
Received on Tue Jul 27 2004 - 23:25:56 BST

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