Ok, some small progress.
The 5.25" Bernoulli Box II (20MB) is working. I have a newer set of
software (RCD v4.7), DOS 2.1, and the Iomega PC2B-50 interface card all
running in an XT. My previous problem is that the newer drive didn't
like the older Iomega software I was using. As an aside, the newer
version of the software doesn't work under DOS 5. I think they claim to
support only DOS 2.x and 3.x.
I'm in the market for any newer version of the Iomega software for a
Bernoulli box is somebody has a it stashed somewhere.
The newer software looks like it works with the older 8" drives - the
diagnostic program recognizes the drive. But my 10MB carts are not
recognized by the drive - it spins them up, and then spins them down.
All of the Iomega software reports that the drive is not ready. This is
baffling to me because under Linux they were spinning up and staying
online. (I'll have to move back to a Linux box again to verify that
nothing has broken.)
That box really needs a 20MB cartridge to prove that it works. But it's
close.
If anybody wants the RCD v4.7 drivers give me a shout off-list.
Regards,
Mike