TELEDISK Problem

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Sat May 12 14:55:21 2001

On Sat, 12 May 2001, ajp166 wrote:

> From: joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
> >the same kind of errors that you're getting. I've tried Teledisk with
> at
> >least 50 different disks (most KNOWN good) and at least 6 different data
> >formats but the ONLY thing it will copy is MS_DOS disks. I've given up
> on
> >it. I've already tried everything that everyone has suggested and I'm
> fed
>
>
> What your havent tried is differnt controllers and different drives.
>
> I found an old 486 or 386 machine to be less troublesome and also
> has fewer preconceived notions of the world. Also I ran dos not
> windows(any version)!

I regularly run TeleDisk v2.12 and 2.22 (though I started with v1.05) on
a 386 all-in-one card (passive backplane) using its onboard controller
with an out of the box Teac FD55-GFR 1.2mb drive. Other drives - 360k,
3" Hitachi (for Amstrad disks), and 8" Mitsubishi half-high run with a
CompatiCard IV. Copying and reproduction of RX50 disks on the GFR drive
have been no problem.

> I was able to make Venix disks for my Pro many years ago and also
> OS278 (also rx50). What I had to do however was to play with the
> jumpers on a TEAC FD55GFV (the verseion with many jumpers)
> to lock out the 1.2mb mode.
>
> I may add My experience is with the older (must be at least 6 years old)
> copy of the freeware version of teledisk not the full bore commercial.

For a given version that was available as shareware, there was no
difference between that and the commercial item.

                                                 - don
> Allison
>
>
Received on Sat May 12 2001 - 14:55:21 BST