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		rasz on April 6, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Put 1.7MB onto 1.44MB Floppies (1999) >it was already possible to store 1,760 KB of data on a 3-1/2 inch HD floppy on a 1986 Amiga Can you name the 1986 Amiga model capable of such a feat? Because Commodore never made HD floppy controller, and the only HD capable Amiga (4000, 1992) had modified drive spinning at _half_ speed.

segfaultbuserr on April 6, 2019 [–]

Good catch. I've confused the dates with the introduction 3-1/2 inch HD floppy on IBM PC and its support on Amiga.

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