Re: Floppy handling

From: Adam Sampson (azz@gnu.org)
Date: Thu Jun 15 2000 - 18:16:13 EST


On Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 06:46:36PM +0200, Simon Richter wrote:
> [Disk change detection] works for most floppies, but some only generate
> "disk change" events when the heads are moved (that's why the Amiga clicks
> its floppies every second).

OT, I know, but this always struck me as strange: every Amiga I've ever
owned or used works equally well if you disable the "drive click" (with
various software patches). Why did this feature stay around after the A500?

-- 

Adam Sampson azz@gnu.org

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