Date   : Mon, 03 Jun 1996 02:17:35 GMT
From   : SureShot <sureshot@...>
Subject: Re: FDCs and DFSs

On Sun, 2 Jun 1996 23:11:51 +0100 (BST), you wrote:

>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 
The 1770 while superior to the 8271 it's not 100% compatible, most of
the early protected discs won't work, but saying that the 1770 is
must!!
>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.
>

SureShot