Checking if disk is present in floppy drive

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From: Chad Helfenberger
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 06:46

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I was wondering.. What would it take to check to see if a disk is
in a floppy drive without actually reading it?  I know it can be
done, as Fastback (I believe) does this.  As soon as you close
the drive door, it begins reading the disk.  That's what I want
to know.. 

If it's possible (with less than 200 lines of code), how would it
be done?

-- 
Chad Helfenberger
(lunatix!chelf@ms.uky.edu)

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Subject: Checking if disk is present in floppy drive
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Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 06:46:08 GMT
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