Adjust Micropolis documentation.

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David Given
2020-10-11 18:49:00 +02:00
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@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ Some later systems were Micropolis-compatible and so were also 100 TPI, like
the Vector Graphic Dual-Mode Disk Controller which was paired with a Tandon
drive.
**Important note:** You _cannot_ read these disks with a normal PC drive, as
these drives are 96tpi.The track spacing is determined by the physical geometry
of the drive and can't be changed in software. You'll need to get hold of a
100tpi Micropolis drive. Luckily these seem to use the same connector and
pinout as a 96tpi PC 5.25" drive. In use they should be identical.
Reading disks
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@@ -26,10 +32,10 @@ or single-sided disks, you can use `-s :s=0` to read only one side of the disk
which works around the problem.
The [CP/M BIOS](https://www.seasip.info/Cpm/bios.html) defined SELDSK, SETTRK,
and SETSEC, but no function to select the head/side. This caused dual-sided
floppies to be represented as twice the number of tracks with the second side's
tracks logically following the first side (e.g., tracks 77-153). That produces
results mostly indistinguishable from HCS.
and SETSEC, but no function to select the head/side. Double-sided floppies
could be represented as having either twice the number of sectors, for CHS, or
twice the number of tracks, HCS; the second side's tracks logically followed
the first side (e.g., tracks 77-153). Micropolis disks tended to be the latter.
Useful references
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