[cctalk] Re: Getting floppy images to/from real floppy disks.

the PDP-8. It is truly easy to remove the passenger seat. Just unlatch the adjuster and slide it forward off of the tracks. Then make brackets (out of the bottom of an old seat) to mount the base of the teletype to the brackets. I have known people who mounted equipment that way. Many/most VW owners did not clean and lube the tracks, so it was often difficult to slide the seat, and the latch spring did not re-engage. Ralph Nader mis-represented that as "Of VWs in accidents, 60%? had the seat come off of the track." The CORRECT statistic was, "Of VWs in accidents, IN WHICH THERE WAS SEAT DAMAGE, 60%? were the seat came off of the track." Which was, while still disconcerting and dangerous, trivial to repair by sliding it back on, and cleaning and lubing the track and latch, with no other damage. Removing the bottom of the back seat, and replacing it with a piece of plywood also provides a roomier and more secure base for the payload. Possibly even with enough room for a portable generator? (I don't know the power requirements for the machine, but I do know that VW bugs are not very amenable to trailering.) Be careful about putting weight on the back seat! VW had the battery under the back seat, and many owners did not have a cover over the battery to protect against shorting by the seat springs! A type 2 VW bus/van, preferably model 215 (with freight doors on both sides), would be far more suitable. Or one with sunroof? In some jurisdictions, the DMV would classify ones with any seats in addition to the driver's seat, as "Station Wagon"! To get commercial (lower cost) plates for my type 2 VW in Maryland, I had to submit pictures showing that there were no other seats, and they even kicked those back until I also included one showing that it did have a driver's seat. . . . and, if you caravaned/carpooled, other vehicles could carry peripherals. No reason why we couldn't eventually have mobile computing! -- Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com