Date   : Sun, 02 Jun 1996 23:11:51 +0100 (BST)
From   : Philip Blundell <pjb27@...>
Subject: Re: FDCs and DFSs

On Thu, 30 May 1996, Mark de Weger wrote:

> - is the 1770 fully (upward) compatible with the 8271; if not,
>   what are the differences? (in particular: can it read my 8271-
>   formatted 80-track ds sd disks)

The 177x can read, essentially, everything that the 8271 can, and it can 
do double density as well.  For your purposes it's probably a superior 
replacement.

> - is it possible to run ADFS (in sideways RAM) on a BBC in conjunction
>   with the 1770?

Yes.  You need ADFS 1.30.

P.