19 Aug
2022
19 Aug
'22
10:20 a.m.
I concur this is useful.
Unrelated factoid. Did you know the Micropolis 1033-II drive is at least
semi-compatible with the Tandy Model 1 Expansion Unit with disk capacity
daugher card / "doubler" setup? Wonder if anyone ever tried this other
than myself.
If you have a 1033-II or similar class drive and you're not sure whether it
works with your VG system it may be possible to test the drive using the
more common TRS 80 expansion interface. Might help differentiate between
the VG controller and the drive as a problem area.
Bill
On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 11:17 AM Jonathan Chapman via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
The last time
I checked, bitsavers had information on the 1015, 1016 and
1115 floppy drives (I have all three models). Did the VG use something
different?
No, but I didn't find the model numbering w.r.t. first chassis vs.
expansion chassis very clear, especially between the older "blue box"
drives and newer "beige box" drives, and the new Micropolis site lays it
out plainly with a table of possible model numbers. The new site was one of
the higher results for one of the expansion chassis model numbers I'd
searched.
Thanks,
Jonathan