At 06:08 PM 6/11/04 +0100, you wrote:
>In message <3.0.6.32.20040611065729.0085c100_at_pop-server.cfl.rr.com>
> "Joe R." <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> I strongly suspect it will require 720k disks. Most of the HP disk
>> drives do and they WILL NOT accept a 1.44Mb disk.
>
>That shouldn't be a big problem, I just found a bunch of old antivirus update
>disks (dated 1994!) in a drawer, so I've reformatted the disks. That leaves
>me with a small stack of 720K floppies, ready for re-using.
>
>> >Is it possible to duplicate the operating system boot disk using standard
>> >hardware (i.e. a PC or my RISC PC)?
>>
>> Teledisk should be able to do it. The LIF Utilities should be able to
>> read and write the disks and tranfer the contents to a PC.
>
>Hmm, I've never used Teledisk, but I've got a copy of CopyIIPC6 on my 33MHz
>386 DOS box. Rumour has it the 165xB analysers had a firmware modification
>that enabled them to write PC-formatted floppies. I may have to try that out
>when the analyser arrives. The problem then becomes a data decoding issue,
>rather than a data transfer issue.
>Now I just need a GPIB (IEEE-488) interface card (ISA or PCI bus) and a few
>GPIB cables. Anyone got some spares?
yeap. Picked up a NI GPIB-AT card and some cables on a scrounging trip
this morning. Do you want to pay shipping from Florida?
(trying to type with one hand while a parrot and a macaw roost in the other)
Joe
>
>Thanks.
>--
>Phil. | Acorn Risc PC600 Mk3, SA202, 64MB, 6GB,
>philpem_at_dsl.pipex.com | ViewFinder, 10BaseT Ethernet, 2-slice,
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>... Laugh ? I nearly paid the poll-tax
>
Received on Fri Jun 11 2004 - 14:17:32 BST