23 Feb
2007
23 Feb
'07
9:15 p.m.
---------------Original Message:
From: "Lance Lyon" <lance.w.lyon at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Restoring an XT - transfer problem
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Hiya Chuck,
From: "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: Restoring an XT - transfer problem
Why not simply hook up a 3.5" drive (DSHD is
fine)? Get a DS2D
diskette by covering over the density aperture in a DSHD diskette and
format it up to 720K on your modern PeeCee using "format a: /n:9
/t:80". Write whatever you want to it and let the Commo read it.
The PC5 will not recognise a 3.5" disk, even using driver.sys to set the
parameters it always gives a "device
not ready" error.
Alternatively, hook up a 360K 5.25" to your
modern PeeCee and call it
a 1.44MB drive--format the blanks in your PC5 and your modern PC will
write them just fine.
No go, 3 different machines, 5 different drives - all the same error -
"Sector not found".
cheers,
Lance
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---------------Reply:
Grab a free copy of the old DOS LapLink 3 or 4 off the 'Web; that oughta do
the trick.
mike