23 Feb
2022
23 Feb
'22
6:50 a.m.
I think you're unnecessarily limiting your options by refusing to use Linux, which as
we've pointed out is something you can do on your existing PC without overwriting the
OS that is on it now.
As for SIMH, I am quite convinced that it IS a perfectly good answer. But sure, if you
have all the floppies you need to do an actual install via floppy media, that's fine
too. It does limit you somewhat; it means you have to use an OS for which RX50 was a
supported kit type. For example, RSTS/E doesn't come that way, so if you want that,
the SIMH route is your only option. And it would not be hard to do so long as you can
find a PC interface for that SCSI drive.
paul
On Feb 22, 2022, at 9:29 PM, Rod Smallwood via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Hi
Well I have had a huge response to my request.
I am unsure as to if I have defined the problem properly.
So a few bullet points.
1. The objective is to copy RX50 disk images (*.dsk format) to genuine DEC RX50 disks.
2. The PC I want to use is a DEC Celeibris FX ie the PC and its W95 software is as
supplied by DEC.
3. It has an RX33 5.25 inch floppy drive.
4. The RX33 _*is*_ capable of reading and writing RX50 disks.
5. putR was supposed to be able to do this. It does not.
6. All that is lacking is the right utility.
7. Doing this does not need any disks other than RX50's.
8. Linux in any of its myriad of forms is not the answer.
9. simH is good at what it does but of no use here
10. Its just a W95 utility program to copy an RX50 disk image to an RX50 disk on an RX33
drive on a DEC PC.
11. So whats it called? Does it work given the above situation?
Rod