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From: phillip@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (Phillip Lindsay)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Re: controlling the Amiga drive
Message-ID: <1152@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 19-Dec-86 14:24:23 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 19 14:24:23 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 21-Dec-86 21:02:49 EST
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Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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> Summary: Yes, you can read foreign formats
> read PC/DOS or CP/M format disks. The trick is to use the trackdisk
> device in RAW mode, so that the entire track is read in and left 
> --Chuck McManis
> uucp: {anywhere}!sun!cmcmanis   BIX: cmcmanis  ARPAnet: cmcmanis@sun.com
> These opinions are my own and no one elses, but you knew that didn't you.
One problem people run into using the trackdisk.device to RAW-READ with
INDEX-MARK (like reading IBM format disks) is the fact that the device
driver interface routines (ie. DoIO(), SendIO()) clear the flag that tells
the device to read with the index mark. The solution is to use the direct
entry point to the device "BeginIO()."
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  Phillip Lindsay - Commodore Business Machines - Amiga Technical Support
  UUCP: {ihnp4|seismo|caip}!cbmvax!phillip      - Phone: (215) 431-9180
  No warranty is implied or otherwise given in the form of suggestion or 
  example. Any opinions found here are of my making. 	/* eof */