At 07:58 AM 2/17/02 -0500, you wrote:
>
>> Yes there are two versions of the disk rom but if i remember correctly
>>the first rom is only for the 9885 drive and the second is for both the
>>9885 and the newer 9895. So either ROM should work for you.
>>
>
>The ROM I have says "9885M Flexible Disk Drive". From what you're saying,
>this is the older one and would require the additional routines on tape. If
>the newer one doesn't require the tape routines, that should fix the
>problem.
>
>I'll sawp ya an old one for a newer one :-)
I think I have plenty of the new roms. We'll dig one out when you come
up. But I think you may still need the utilities on the disk. I think
that's function of the drive and not the ROM. I've never tried to hook up
a drive to a 9825 so I'm not sure. My advice is to find a 9895 8" drive or
even a newer 5 1/4" or EVEN better a 9121 3 1/2" HP-IB drive! Not only is
the HP-IB stuff newer and better but also once you make that work you can
use all kinds of hard, floppy, CD or tape drives.
BTW I spotted a Commie 8050 dual 5 1/4" drive in our favorite store in
Melbourne today. It's also HP-IB. I don't know if you can use it or not but
let me know if you want it and I'll tell you exactly where it's at.
Joe
>
>See ya,
>SteveRob
>
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Received on Mon Feb 18 2002 - 19:41:04 GMT