27 Apr
2017
27 Apr
'17
8:17 p.m.
On Thu, 27 Apr 2017, Ethan Dicks via cctalk wrote:
Additionally, for a testing framework to poke signals
through the
drive for debugging during the repair, what's a good platform? A PC
running MS-DOS? The TRS-80 Model 4 itself? Besides doing
directories, are there any good bits of software anyone can recommend
for exercising floppy drives on a sub-system-by-subsystem basis?
(move the heads, do a read, do a write...)
You should check out a couple of disk utility programs for the Model 4:
Super Utility 4/4P
http://tim-mann.org/trs80/su4a.zip (CMD version)
https://fjkraan.home.xs4all.nl/comp/trs80-4p/dmkeilImages/util/97-0005.ace (bootable
version)
http://tim-mann.org/trs80/doc/su4man.pdf
Hyperzap 3.2C
https://fjkraan.home.xs4all.nl/97-0002.ace
If you hook up a working drive to boot from, one of those should help
to exercise/exorcise the bad drive. :-)
Mike Loewen mloewen at cpumagic.scol.pa.us
Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/