Re: Disk drive ready signal/drive clicking

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From: Darren New
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 1990 12:17

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In article <DEVEN.90Apr12055052@netserv2.rpi.edu> deven@rpi.edu (Deven T. Corzine) writes:
>Now what confuses me is this:  WHY is stepping a track a requirement
>to update the signal??  

I think the signal gets CLEARED when the drive is stepped.  That is, once
set, it stays set until the drive is stepped. Therefore, read the signal
and then step the drive.  The next insert or remove will set the signal
again.                 -- Darren

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From: new@udel.EDU (Darren New)
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Subject: Re: Disk drive ready signal/drive clicking
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Date: 12 Apr 90 12:17:58 GMT
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