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Originally Posted by DamienD
Hmmm, interesting...
The drive you've linked to seems to have 1MB / 1.6MB / 2MB modes while the drive I've linked to seems to have 720KB / 1.2MB / 1.44MB modes. Now I'm really confused  |
It's really the same modes, although in different terms. A 1 MB disk (2DD) is formatted to 720 KB under DOS and Windows. A 1.6 MB disk (2HD, some odd japanese standard) is formatted to 1.2 MB, and a 2 MB disk (also 2HD, but a bigger standard) is formatted to 1.44 MB under Windows/DOS.
I think maybe the Mac floppy drive (in an oldworld Mac) is the best bet because it can absolutely handle variable track density on a single disk. However, I don't know how much of the FDC is implemented in software and thus how programmable it would be to read foreign formats (but it can read PC disks just fine).
Also, reading directly from an USB floppy into WinUAE on a legacy-free PC would be the ultimate goal of my theories, so I'm still hoping.