Date   : Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:51:15 +0100
From   : zeem.uk@... (Alex Taylor)
Subject: reading data from old hard disk

2009/6/23 Jules Richardson <jules.richardson99@...>:
> Phil Blundell wrote:
>> Now, though, I discover an additional problem: the disk is using
>> 256-byte sectors whereas obviously the PC is set up to expect 512. ?I
>> can modify the driver source easily enough but I'm not sure whether the
>> controller card itself can be made to work with 256 bytes per sector.

Another possible option might be to use something like an Archimedes
400-series, which has an MFM controller on the motherboard, and some
software to dump the disk off. I don't know if something to do that
already exists or not.

Another advantage of that might be being able to use Ethernet to
transfer a resulting image file, although that may need a larger IDE
disk as an intermediary store for the file.

-- 
Alex Taylor