Different diskette formats (was: Wanted: MicroBee computer

From: allisonp_at_world.std.com <(allisonp_at_world.std.com)>
Date: Mon Oct 4 15:30:07 1999

> BTW, Allison recently referred to "hundreds" of different formats. Our
> estimate is abour 2500! XenoCopy-PC currently supports 400.

No arguement here. I was talking media, drive and physical format. Add
OS and things like sectornumbering and skewing... gee, only 2500? ;)

As a direct result of that there are very few 5.25 formats implmented in
my room and I try to keep it to the bare minimum. I've gone as far as to
modify systems for 3.5" drives and lock in on the more limited numbers of
formats used there. The 5.25" market was both standard and nonportable
at the same time and was a constant source of annoyance.

Now if it's 5.25 it will be VT180, Visual1050, Kaypro 1/II, RX50, RX33 or
I use only of many tools to copy down to native for that machine. Or at
least the common ones in that pack.

Even 8" is a pain as I have RX01 (good old SSSD), RX02 (weird DEC
only), CCS SSDD/DSDD and to add insult compupro SSDD/DSDD which is not
CCS compatable. I'm sure I have an ISIS SSDD (also oddball) around.

Allison
Received on Mon Oct 04 1999 - 15:30:07 BST

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