--- Raymond Moyers <rmoyers_at_nop.org> wrote:
> On Thursday 16 May 2002 21:10, you wrote:
>
> > Thanks to Alex W. I picked up a Dec Rainbow+ w/color card and a DEC
> > VR240 and a DEC printer
>
> Isnt that one of those machines that need preformatted media ?
No. The Pro series and DECmate series cannot make their own 5.25"
disks from blanks.
> Im not very knowlegable about VAX variants but i read about
> a certain small vax 2000? prized for its ability to prepare
> hard disks (flaw map/disk label) for the larger vaxen that
> lacked the ability to do it themselves.
Close - the MicroVAX/VAXstation 2000 has an option in _ROM_ to
format MFM drives. To do the same task on a Q-bus MicroVAX with
an RQDX3 (compatible low-level formatting) requires a boot tape
that was not available to mere mortals.
People often have kept a MicroVAX 2000 around for MFM drive formatting
for Qbus boxes. Lucky people have also kept around the Field Service
Diagnostic tape for the same purpose.
-ethan
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Received on Fri May 17 2002 - 17:42:08 BST