Diskette drive and media type determination
US4773036A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 13, 1984 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 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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