Once the drive is spinning that doesn't matter though. Floppies are slow by modern standards mostly because you only get a new (decoded) bit around every 2nd (o

Once the drive is spinning that doesn't matter though. Floppies are slow by modern standards mostly because you only get a new (decoded) bit around every 2nd (or for DD drives 4th) microsecond, and the drive takes some time stepping to the next cylinder (track).