16 Apr
2005
16 Apr
'05
2:20 a.m.
On Fri, 15 Apr 2005, Randy McLaughlin wrote:
From: "Doc Shipley" <doc at
mdrconsult.com>
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 8:47 PM
Right. And you also need good software tools. In my experience, 22disk
is hardly useful. Anadisk is good. Xenocopy is way better.
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Jay Jaeger wrote:
Adding a "single-density" drive to a PC does not give you the ability to
read single density.
The PC itself is what needs to be able to handle FM. I am basically in the same boat. I have a Z2, no
diskette (well, it had
one, but it was seriously warped).
A 5.25" disk image, along with a way to send it via a serial port would
be just the ticket.
Any developments since 3/25?
I have a Z2D sitting in Arizona, and hope to pick it up in early- or
mid-May. I haven't seen it yet. It came with several boxes of 5.25"
floppy disks, but the donor had no idea what's on them, and most of them
have at least a couple of conflicting labels. I've also been looking
around for single-density drives for my PeeCee in preparation for
transcribing whatever *is* on those disks, and have found a couple, but I
haven't tested anything yet.
Being this busy is good for the toy *budget*, but it sucks for play
time.
As soon as I get the system & disks home, and figure out how to image
them, I'll make available whatever I've got.
Doc