Disk hardware emulation, was Re: Grandfather system RTE6/VM?

From: Bryan Pope <bpope_at_wordstock.com>
Date: Fri Dec 5 22:17:25 2003

And thusly Witchy spake:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org
> > [mailto:cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Tony Duell
> > Sent: 05 December 2003 23:47
> > To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
> > Subject: Re: Disk hardware emulation, was Re: Grandfather system
> > RTE6/VM?
> >
> > > My suggestion (worth every cent you paid for it) is to use a whole damn
> > > computer on the other side of the HD controller.
> >
> > BLETCH!!! one reason I work with classic computers is to get away from
> > this rediculous modern notion that the way to solve a problem is to throw
> > CPU power at it without even thinking if there's an elegant solution...
>
> Did someone mention Commodore PET? :)

?

But isn't the PET an elegant "solution"? The computer does the computing
working and the disk drive(s) do the disk work..

Or am I missing the point completely?!

Cheers,

Bryan Pope
Received on Fri Dec 05 2003 - 22:17:25 GMT