19 Feb
1998
19 Feb
'98
9:48 a.m.
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 21:46:58 -0800
From: "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh(a)ix.netcom.com>
To: "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers"
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: QUESTION: can x86 Linux write ATARI TOS boot image?
OK, I'm pretty clueless about these old ATARI 8bit boxes. The
crux of the issue is wheter they used standard SS/DD drives of the
era, or used some nonstandard head tracking or somesuch. If it's just
a standard drive a PC _should_ be able to write out a boot image. dd
would be my tool of choice for this, but I suppose rawrite would work
just as well.
So, is anyone here educated on the innards of these old 1050
drives? Also, what about FTP archives? None on the net? And are
there any logical hard drive drivers which I could use to then hook
the ATARI up to my PC via a serial or parallel port and use the PC as
a virtual hard disk (sort of a mini serial NFS to an ATARI client)?
I'm about to pick up an ATARI with 5
1/4" 1050 floppt drive,
If it's got a 1050, it's not using TOS. AFAIK TOS floppies are nothing but
a FAT filesystem. However, I think you're interested in Atari DOS
floppies, and I'm afraid I can't help much there. But I'm pretty sure the
answer is no. If so, does anyone have a boot/OS image for this
thing? And
where do I find old DD floppies these days?
Best place is probably a swap meet, but if you've got any place like "Fry's
Electronics" around you can try there. I know they've got the 3.5" DD
floppies. Of course if you are truely desparate, Radio Shack probably will
sell you some at about $2 a disk.