3 Dec
2006
3 Dec
'06
11:17 p.m.
On 3 Dec 2006 at 22:55, Marvin Johnston wrote:
As a several boxes of floppy disks slipped and fell,
the question occurred ...
if you have a disk with only a vague idea of what computer it might go to, is
there an easy way to find out what computer made it without trying it in a
number of systems? Is Teledisk or Dave's program likely to be useful? And what
about Apple disks?
Poke at it with something like AnaDisk for an identifying string in
the first few tracks. Be aware that some systems inverted the sense
of the data, so you may have to complement the sector to see what's
really there.
If it's Apple or Commodure, a old XT or 286 with a Central Point
Deluxe Option Board will tell you a lot.
Cheers,
Chuck