14 May
2009
14 May
'09
9:19 p.m.
Ethan Dicks wrote:
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 3:13 PM, Allison <ajp166 at
verizon.net> wrote:
I think the uVax 2000 can format any MFM, if you know how to fiddle with
the format parameters. I've formatted my entire MFM collection using
it: Maxtor 2190, Seagate ST-251 & ST-225, CDC Wren and Wren II, and an
IMI 5012H. Granted, some of these are the same as the RD variants.
jS
The VS2000 can also format ANY MFM disk with to
RQDX3 format for use with
with that board. it has a diagnostic monitor page that does this. Anyone
working with DEC hardware will find that feature alone useful.
I thought it could only format "known" disk types, not arbitrary disks
(a firmware limitation in the formatter application, not a hardware
limitation). I know a QBus uVAX w/RQDX3 can format arbitrary disks
with the right formatter (FS, not CRD).