Date   : Wed, 26 Oct 2005 20:07:23 +0100
From   : Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk@...>
Subject: Re: BBC using 3.5 high density format

Pete Turnbull wrote:
> On Oct 26 2005, 16:07, Richard Gellman wrote:
> 
>>Paul J wrote:
>>
>>>Has anyone had a go at getting a 3.5 high density drive working
>>>at high density capacity ?
> 
>>*comes out from behind the pete-turnbull-proof wall*
> 
> No need to hide, 'cos I'll support you on this one :-)

Sure, lull the guy into a false sense of security! ;)

> -- and the speed of the Beeb, to keep up with the faster data rate.

I suspect it's not possible, and alternate higher-volume storage would 
be a better option (hard disk, flash drive etc.). That or a seperate 
custom CPU board hung off the 1MHz bus or something which does all the work!

Mind you, don't you just need enough buffer memory to buffer an entire 
track, and then the software to encode/decode can be as slow as you like :)

cheers

Jules