8 Oct
2009
8 Oct
'09
4:23 p.m.
I'm pleased to announce that the maintainer of Linux cwtool has
implemented working support for reading and writing Intel M2FM "DD"
diskettes as used with the Intellec development systems :-).
Karsten did some analysis of raw bit images I sent him and produced a
working driver within a week! As a "smoke" test (my MDS800 is not
functional at the moment), I duplicated the ISIS-II system diskette and
sent the copy to a person with a working system. It boots, catalogs and
otherwise looks fine.
I have about 20-25 original distribution diskettes for the MDS800 and will
get busy imaging them ASAP. Who would be willing to host these?
They are "cooked" images, so it would be possible to extract the files
from them with a bit of work. However, they're
obviously of the most use
to folks with access to a Catweasel board (and an
Intellec system).
Steve
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