Some said they have CDOS and Cromemco disks

[Jay Jaeger]

Hmm.  I have here a Maynard "Sandstar" controller with a NEC D765AC and 
some special software called "JFORMAT-2" which has parameterized disk 
tables.  It handles 8" single density 3740, so it ought to be able to 
handle this single density as well so I could format, yes?

(I also have a couple of real IBM PC's I can throw it into).

If so, then presumably I could format some disks (I have some disks I had 
for my old Atari 800 that I expect would work), and get the rest from Mr. 
Dunfield, yes?  [I'd need to know where to download that stuff from...]

Jay

At 09:38 PM 4/15/2005 -0500, Randy McLaughlin wrote:
>From: "Doc Shipley" <doc at mdrconsult.com>
>Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 9:14 PM
>>Randy McLaughlin wrote:
>>
>>>Adding a "single-density" drive to a PC does not give you the ability to 
>>>read single density.
>>>
>>>The PC itself is what needs to be able to handle FM.
>>
>>   Yes, I know.  Believe it or not, I've been paying close attention to 
>> the recent related threads.  :)
>>
>>   I've got an ISA Catweasel that ought to fly, but what I'm really 
>> counting on is the couple of 386-era I/O controllers I have stashed for 
>> just such an occasion.  I also have at least one working 486 m/b that 
>> allows turning off the onboard FDC.
>>
>>   Plus, I've got you guys for resource, right?
>>
>>
>>Doc
>Keeping in mind that we are talking about 5.25" Cromemco disks:
>
>I'm always willing to share my experience in hooking up drives to PC's.
>
>If all you are interested in is reading you can use a 1.2mb drive.
>
>For writing it is best to use 360K disks.
>
>Cromemco's with 4FDC's can only handle FM.  All other disk controllers can 
>handle either FM or MFM.
>
>For MFM any PC will work for reading writing the files, the first boot 
>track is always FM.
>
>If you want the PC to read or write the boot track you must have a 
>compatible controller.
>
>
>Randy
>

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