What's the best way to slurp up DEC RX50s?

From: Ethan Dicks <erd_6502_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Fri Jun 21 03:48:26 2002

What I would like to do is, with commodity hardware, not DEC hardware,
digest a large stack of (distribution) floppies. I don't care if
the solution is under Windoze or Linux. Either will work. I have
a Teac 5.25" floppy working in my former main PeeCee that dual-boots to
Slackware or Win98.

I have TELEDISK, I have PUTR, I can probably have anything else if
required. I did notice a 10-sector floppy format special-device
under Linux. Wasn't sure if dd-ing from that device would work
or not, especially with the single/dual-sided issue.

Yes, I could probably do this on DEC hardware, but that would entail
spending way too much time in the basement where the 8200 is and its
console RX50s. If I do this on a PeeCee, I can be doing other things
while the disks gronk (but BACKUP/PHYSICAL would make it easy).

Primary goal is backup - TELEDISK should do that. Secondary goal is
to produce image files suitable for use with simh and E-11.

Thanks for any tips.

-ethan



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