Looking further at my H89 documentation does not actually list
enough information to know what type of floppies are used. Since
it only lists 10 SPT, 40 TRK, 256 BPS, I guess that I should assume
SSSD 100K hard sectored (10 SPT) disks. Is this correct?
--tnx
--tom
At 10:05 AM 4/1/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi
> As I mentioned earlier, I have a Forth that runs standalone
>on hard sectored. Since it is standalone, I've used it to
>make exact copies of other disk. I've done things like changing
>the interleaving to make about a 10X improvement in load
>speeds for many programs.
> It has been a while since I had the machine running. I can
>fire it up and check what I have. The only issue I have for
>making copies for others is the media. I only have a few
>hard sectored disk. For some reason, I thought that disk
>formats would last at least as long as 33 lp records. I
>didn't realize at the time that media was being obsoleted
>as fast as it was produced. I know better now.
> Anyway, if I can get it all running, I'll make copies
>if someone supplies media.
>Dwight
>
> >From: acme_at_ao.net
> >
> >Don --
> >
> >Do you have the means to copy such a diskette? I have a set of the original
> >distribution diskettes here, and last time I checked the boot diskette was
> >good.
> >
> >Later --
> >
> >Glen
> >0/0
> >
> >> On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) wrote:
> >>
> >> > On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, Jason J. Gullickson wrote:
> >> > > On that note, if any of you know where I could find a copy of CPM
> and a
> >> > > compatible C compiler on hard-sectored disks, that would be greeeaaat,
> >> > > yeah.
> >> >
> >> > Don Maslin can probably help you with the CP/M boot disk. But you are
> >> > going to have to immediately come up with software for serial port file
> >> > transfer, since that is the only PRACTICAL way to transfer files to or
> >> > from hard-sectored disks.
> >>
> >> I wish that I could, Fred. Unfortunately, I do not have a hard
> >> sectored boot disk for the H89 to make a copy from so I am
> >> stumped.
> >> - don
> >>
> >> > There have been several C compilers for CP/M. Aztec/Manx is
> probably the
> >> > best, but the most popular was Zolman's BDS C. Good news! As of 6
> months
> >> > ago, BDS C became public domain! :
> >> >
> >> > On Thu, 26 Sep 2002, Rich Beaudry wrote:
> >> >
> >> > >
> >> > > Don't know how many of you are on comp.os.cpm, but in case you missed
> >> > it,
> >> > > Leor Zolman has decided to release the full retail package of BDS C,
> >> > > including *ALL* source code (compiler as well!) to the Public Domain.
> >> > >
> >> > > http://www.bdsoft.com/resources.html#bdsc
> >> > >
> >> > > Check it out!
> >> > >
> >> > > Rich B.
Received on Tue Apr 01 2003 - 12:56:01 BST