23 Aug
2000
23 Aug
'00
5:32 a.m.
The model 2000 used 96TPI DD ("720K")
5.25" drives. As such, it had a
divergent disk format. It is physically possible for those to read
360K, but I don't know whether RS provided appropriate software
patches to do so.
The OS for it would PROBABLY be a version of either MS-DOS 1.25 or
2.11 (which were versions of MS-DOS that explicitly supported/promoted
deviations from PC-DOS). IO.SYS and MODE.COM (and maybe FORMAT.COM)
will be different from what is in ANY other manufacturer's version of
2.11.
RS was PROUD of the differences between the 2000 and the IBM PC. It
showed that it was NOT just a wannabe clone, and that RS was too
stupid to understand the lethal consequences of incompatibility.
I have a model 1060 Tandy 5 1/4 360 external FDD. I had always
thought it was for a Tandy m.2k. Do you know what it can be used
for ? I know it can't be used on my 1000SX.
It has the 13 pin edge connector.
ciai larry
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