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The chip that manages the Floppy Drive
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On A500, what is the chip that specifically manages the floppy drive? |
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Both CIAs and Paula. Same as in every other Amiga.
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I didn't know that Paula, in addition to audio, also managed the floppy drive.
Which of the two CIAs is responsible, ODD or EVEN? |
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The legendary sound of the Drive heads while reading has always fascinated me. It's a typical Amiga sound So would Paula be the one to make the floppy drive generate such a sound? What would be the technical explanation why the sound changes in intensity and pitch? The great thing is that with each game it generates different reading sounds |
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And perhaps the fact that Paula drove the floppy instead a standard controller made a difference in the timing of the movements of the head and so the sound. Finally my joke was perhaps half true without I realise it on the moment. |
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One of the CIA's is responsible for the stepping signal, but it is actually generated by the main cpu. given that each game (more or less) used different trackloaders, the timing would be slightly different, and would make stepping sound different. Also, as indicated above, the organization of the data on the disk, which would also be up to the developer in this case, affects the sound.
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