USUS library (OSI disks)

From: Bill Sudbrink <bill_at_chipware.com>
Date: Fri Oct 29 17:35:08 1999

> He also mentioned he has source code on 8 inch disks from an
> Ohio Scientific, Inc. machine. He thought hed have more trouble
> finding a way to read those because of its scheme of using an
> 6820 parallel port controller and a 6850 serial port controller
> to access floppies. Is that true?

Yup, that's just what OSI used. My C3-D should read them ok,
if the alignment is good.

> Should the normal scheme for
> connecting a Shugart-y drive to an old AT-era WD controller
> work to read these old disks?

Don't think so...
Received on Fri Oct 29 1999 - 17:35:08 BST