23 May
2023
23 May
'23
4:57 p.m.
On Tue, 23 May 2023, Tony Duell via cctalk wrote:
On Mon, May 22, 2023 at 5:25 PM js(a)cimmeri.com
<js(a)cimmeri.com> wrote:
The AppleSauce can both image and write hard-sectored images.
These Northstar images were created with it:
http://annex.retroarchive.org/disks/northstar/
It's the best imaging tool out there.
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On 5/22/2023 5:38 AM, Tony Duell via cctalk wrote:
It is, however, a viable suggestion, and that is better than none :)
[1] Actually, do any such devices handle hard-sector disks? There
seems to be no technical reason why not, but I've never seen it listed
as a capability. But as just about all my machines use soft-sectored
disks this is not really an issue.
> 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.