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Diskette drive and media type determination

US4773036A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 13, 1984
Grant dateSep 20, 1988
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Expiry dateJul 13, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2220/2512
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Diskette media and drive determination in which a diskette controller attempts to read the diskette according to a variety of formats having, for instance, different data transfer rates. A successful read is registered by the controller and that format is thereafter identified with the diskette drive and the diskette media inserted in the drive.

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