[Coco] Drivewire question

[Bob Devries]

ummm,
wouldn't larger sectors mean a smaller LSN, given the same physical disk 
size?

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darren A" <mechacoco at gmail.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 4:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Drivewire question


> On 4/19/09, Bob Devries wrote:
>> Q: Assuming the existence of a suitable client programme, can the 
>> Drivewire
>> server be used to mount non-coco disk images? For example Amiga .adf 
>> files
>> or BBC Micro .ssd files?
>> Is the server locked to 256 byte sectors?
>>
>
> The specification for the DriveWire 3 protocol can be downloaded from
> the Cloud 9 web site.  It does appear to be restricted to 256 byte
> sectors.  Sectors are addressed using 24 bit LSN's rather than track
> and sector locations. The client could be written to use more than one
> LSN to address larger sectors.
>
> Darren
>
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