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> Another upgrade was never going to work as evidenced by ED 2.88MB failure to gain traction But wasn't the 2.88MB format using entirely different (and less ec
by gattilorenz 5y ago
> Another upgrade was never going to work as evidenced by ED 2.88MB failure to gain traction
But wasn't the 2.88MB format using entirely different (and less economical/available) media as well? As far as I understand, RLL could have used the same media. BIOS support, on the other hand, could have been a limiting factor, as you point out.
- kevin_thibedeau 5y agoIt would require smarter on-board drive electronics. Commodity floppies were kept as dumb devices to minimize costs. SCSI was cost prohibitive and ATAPI came along too late. The only other option would be a hack on the existing floppy interface.