Re: Did Commodore cheat with the quad density floppies?

From: André Fachat <*afachat_at_gmx.de*> Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2019 01:08:51 +0100 Message-ID: <168207da238.27ff.b4d1f2b66006003a6acd9b1a7b71c3b1@gmx.de> · afachat_at_gmx.de

Am 6. Januar 2019 01:00:13 schrieb smf <smf@null.net>:

> On 05/01/2019 21:52, Mia Magnusson wrote:
>> I'm not sure if Commodore did actually did calculate what speed they
>> could use as compared to what MFM could use,
>
> MFM would take up more ram and cpu.

What is this statement based on?

In my experience, using a standard MFM controller chip in the end reduces 
CPU and RAM requirements, as no GCR encoding and related buffer is needed

André