26 Aug
2021
26 Aug
'21
12:51 p.m.
On 8/25/2021 5:58 PM, Mike Loewen via cctalk wrote:
On Wed, 25 Aug 2021, Dennis Boone via cctalk wrote:
?? As a few of the signals on the 34-pin connector
are different than
the Shugart layout, I'm considering making up a custom cable and
connecting it to my Catweasel MK4+. I have a utility from Andrew Lynch
called "cwns", which is a modified version of "cw2dmk" to read
Northstar
hard-sector (10 SPT) diskettes. I might be able to modify that to read
the VG 16 SPT diskettes, if the 1043-2 will work with the Catweasel.
It will not - but it has nothing to do with the cabling. I already
tried with my catweasel. I was able to read flux, but between the hard
sectoring and (possibly) different meta markers for the floppy sectors,
the .scp file is useless. I just got my Cypress board for a fluxengine
in the mail yesterday, but haven't set it up yet - maybe tomorrow. The
website for fluxengine indicates it ought to work.
?? It's been pointed out that I could write
something for the Vector 1
to read diskettes and transfer the contents out the serial port. I'd
rather attack it from the point of my media imaging system, and there is
a literal shoebox full of diskettes to image.
That was what I did back years ago.
Mike Loewen??????????????? mloewen at cpumagic.scol.pa.us
Old Technology??????????????? http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/
JRJ