On 05/05/2017 03:33 PM, Fred Cisin via cctech wrote:
On Fri, 5 May 2017, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
But I thought the problem was that most disk
controllers can't do RX02.
Everybody doesn't have a Catweasel or Cryoflux.
That's right.
Chuck's suggestion would require that somebody who has a
flux-transition device (Catweasel, Kryoflux, Central Point Option
board, etc.) would have to do the sector imaging.
Well, or, . . .
somebody who has an RX02 setup, such as you or Allison, could image
the sectors, instead of copying the files, which might be appropriate
if it turns out that the OS that these were created with is
unavailable. How many operating systems use RX02?
In the PDP-8 realm not less than two maybe others.
In the PDP-10 realm not less than a handful Tops10. ITC, more.
In the PDP-11 realm not less than four, RT11, RSTS, RSX11, TSX-11,
unix(several) and XXDP come to mind.
In the VAX realm not less than 3 come to mind, VMS, VAX-RT, Ultrix,
Unix, Others?
Different version may have also added variations.
Allison
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