On what a 8050 drive can work on
Every PET/CBM except the ones with the original ROMs, and the CBM II
series (B128, P500, B600, 700, etc.)
The 8050 is a dual 1/2 megabyte (per floppy) drive using quad density
(96tpi) single sided disks (not to be confused with high density, I have
read double density disks can be used in a pinch), usualy more common to
find 8050 software disks used in the CBM business line or the CBM-II
(B1-28) line then in the mass consumer PETs.
Unfortunaltely it cannot read 1541 or 2040/4040/2031 disks. But I have
heard you can read a half of a 8250 disk with it (8250 is a dual sided
quad density drive)
see also:
http://www.jps.net/foxnhare/petfaq.html
On the cable...
> Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 09:22:00 -0500
> From: "Russ Blakeman" <rhblake_at_bigfoot.com>
> Subject: Hmm...what the heck kind of cable is this????
>
> In a batch of power adapters and cables I found a stereotypical Commodore
> style beige serial type cable, having the DIN plug on the end - but only on
> one end. The other end is a 25 pin female d-sub. I know it's factory as the
> housing for the 25 pin has the C= emblem molded into it.
...
> Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 12:04:13 -0500
> From: "Russ Blakeman" <rhblake_at_bigfoot.com>
> Subject: RE: Hmm...what the heck kind of cable is this????
>
> Okay I looked quick and "assumed" it was a 25, might be a 23...I completely
> forgot that it might be video. I guess they are made strictly for Commodore
> brand monitors...
23 pin d-sub mini to DIN is a 1084 monitor (DIN) to Amiga (23 pin d-sub
mini) cable. For that monitor to an 8-bit it would have been DIN to DIN
(not sure of the monitor configuration though). Commodore for a short
time used these nasty DIN connectors on their 1084 monitors which were
non standard... (probably got a deal on DIN jacks, eh?)
I belive Magnavox did release some of thier branded monitors with that
connetor too... :/
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