Floppy disks again

From: allisonp_at_world.std.com <(allisonp_at_world.std.com)>
Date: Mon Oct 4 12:04:19 1999

> That's why I stick to IBM 3740 (8", 77 track, 26 sectors/track, 128 bytes/sec)
> format - guaranteed cross-platform compatibility! I can still read
> my floppies from 1973 just fine...

Yes, the default standard for CPM was SSSD (3740). It's also the default
for my CPM crates and PDP-11s (using RX02, Andromeda, Plessy or Siemems
controllers). The RX50 and RX33 were not prevelent enough though I can
and do support them via RQDXn.

> All "real" machines have 8" floppies and at least one 9-track drive here!

;)

Tape however has never been part of the collection... though I'd live to
add DECtape as I always had a fondness for the 4" reels.

Allison
Received on Mon Oct 04 1999 - 12:04:19 BST