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Ben, I was able to set up my Everex 20D without too much problem after I
talked to the dealer. He has a 20D hooked up to his 1000, so was familiar
with it. Just for your own information in case someone else needs some help,
for low level formatting I used Romat and clicked the 20 gadget. The only
default I changed was the interleave which I changed to 3. This was
determined by experimentation. Then after using Romat, all you need to do is
use Quickformat or the AmigaDos format and you are all set to go! I'm not
sure what the step rate is for the Everex, because like I said, there was
absolutely no technical specifications in the manual at all. But I will call
Everex tomorrow and get the specs so I can possibly fine tune the format
some. As it stands right now, the read transfer rate is about 25300 KB/sec.
Even though I'm thrilled with the faster HD, I just can't wait until CBM
releases 1.3 with the FFS–BIG GRIN 🙂 I could easily live with a transfer
rate of over 100KB/sec. I'm looking foward to seeing what you come up with on
your SSTV converter. I was reading in the latest issue of CQ magazine where
someone has come up with a extension to the packet protocol that allows
picture transmission. I need to sit down and really read the ariticle to see
what it is all about. Thanks again Ben for your help, and when I get the
specs on the Everex, I will try some other fine tuning and see what is best
for that HD and post the results for you.
John Gager K7KB