Drive Type International Memories, Inc. (IMI) 5012H

Curt @ Atari Museum curt at atarimuseum.com
Mon Dec 6 16:33:50 CST 2010


Weren't IMI's used in much of the earlier Corvus drives too?



Chuck Guzis wrote:
> If the geometry is really a mystery (I don't think it is), I do have 
> a program I wrote some years back to determine the geometry of any 
> drive, IDE, ESDI or MFM/RLL.  The former two by issuing an IDENTIFY 
> command; the latter by a binary-search type of approach.  As long as 
> the MFM drive is formatted and readable, I can determine the actual 
> geometry--it uses direct I/O port access (either PC/XT or AT-style 
> controllers) and does not rely on the BIOS.
>
> (With a nod in Tony's direction)  This obviously is for PCs and 
> compatibles, sorry.
>
> --Chuck
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