27 Oct
1998
27 Oct
'98
3:55 a.m.
With a few of my Linux
tools, I may even be able to make images on modern media, though I'm
unclear as to how to translate 77-track x 34 (256byte) sector media
to 80-track x 18 (512byte) sector media. I know it will fit fine --
whether it can be used directly if an adapter is made to connect the
new drives to the old hardware I don't know
Again, this is well discussed in Q16 ("Can I use the newer floppy
drives on my old machine?") of the CP/M FAQ. See
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/CPM-faq/faq.html
-- and track 0 was single
density IIRC, the boot ROM might be sticky.
And there are several
tools - most notably Teledisk - which can handle split-density
floppies.
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