25 May
2023
25 May
'23
12:53 a.m.
I realize he's a bit eccentric, (even more so than many of us ;-) ), but I
think we're being a little hard on Tony, especially considering the many
contributions he's made to our hobby over the years with reverse-engineered
schematics and other obscure documentation.
If there weren't so much water between us I'd happily drop off a small
form-factor vintage PC that'd probably serve to extract/archive/whatever
numerous diskette formats with the various format conversion programs of
the day.
But it sounds like he'll explore one of the flux-transition gizmos; good
luck, Tony, and I hope you enjoy the experience!
m
On Tue, May 23, 2023 at 9:21 AM Paul Koning via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
I do seriously wonder why nobody has been suggesting the
flux-transition type of device. If it can be got to work then it would
seem the ideal solution in that it can handle anything the disk drive
[1] can handle, including non FM/MFM formats.
Sure it is likely to work. But the point of the other suggestions, such
as the one I wrote saying just to use a stock floppy drive, is that it
offers another option that is easy. It would also be a particularly
convenient choice for anyone who already has such a system sitting in the
closet, or can get his hands on one easily.
While those flux widgets have at times tempted me, I haven't had a
requirement for one yet, and unless at some point in the future I do,
chances are I'll just stick with my existing off the shelf PC.
paul
On May 23, 2023, at 5:41 AM, Tony Duell via
cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
On Mon, May 22, 2023 at 5:25 PM js(a)cimmeri.com <js(a)cimmeri.com> wrote:
>
> On 5/22/2023 5:38 AM, Tony Duell via cctalk wrote:
>>>> I hereby formally retract my erroneous suggestion of a "386 98,SP2
desktop
>>>> with floppies and USB", and
replace my suggestion with:
>>>> "a PC with USB and floppies", and let Tony decide what vintage
to
use.
> Fully concur. If it were me, I'd probably
suggest some box with from
> the end of the era which came with an onboard floppy controller, and
> dual-boot 98SE and some old Linux that can handle such a thing, like
> Slackware or Debian. That would cover the most bases.
I am sorry, but I think this is a stupid suggestion for many reasons.
It is, however, a viable suggestion, and that is better than none :)