17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Excerpts from internet.cypherpunks: 13-Jun-96 Re: PBS show by jim bell@pacifier.com
The original Apple II floppy held ONLY 90 kilobytes on a 5" floppy. How did they do such a bad job?
The original Apple II floppy disk drive held 143KB, though you could use extra tracks if you were ambitious. The drive was a marvel, and was considerably ahead of its competition. I remember the Commodore 64 drives (1541?) that were just plain slothful. You could also use the other side of the disk, of course! -Declan