Steve Brueggeman wrote:
> Off Topic, sorry.
>
> Is there a way to detect whether a floppy has been installed, without
> actually forcing the motor to spin, and heads to engage???
>
> I'd like to create a simple auto-run utility that constantly looks for
> a special file on a MSDOS formatted floppy, and run it if found.
> Unfortunately, the only way I know of to determine if a floppy is
> installed is to open the floppy device, which causes the undesired
> motor spin-up, and head access.
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated!!!
>
Electrically it should be possible. Whether or not the floppy device
driver supports it is another matter.
-hpa
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