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Date   : Tue, 17 Jan 2006 20:37:00 GMT
From   : Chris Johns <chris@...>
Subject: Re: Please put my mind to rest!

> 
> I bet you have an 80-track drive and some 40-track disks, or
> vice-versa.  Either combination will give you exactly that effect --
> able to read track zero but no other.

And as to why Spellbinder worked, if it was a commercial disk, they were
usually 40/80 track. In fact they were 40 track, with some code in track
0 to double-step 80T drives (since track 0 of a 40T could be read in an
80T drive).

Cheers

Chris
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