7 Nov
2006
7 Nov
'06
7:19 p.m.
Dave Dunfield wrote:
Oohhh.. which Altos would this be ? I'm looking for Xenix
for my Altos 886.
from some poor
twisted up soul at the opposite end of
the globe:
> Hi, Can u please tell me how I can make images of
> the Xenix disks? Because I
> can't read them with DOS since they have a different
> format. I've tried
> Winimage and ImageDisk but they didn't work.
>
I made images of the Xenix disks I have for my Altos
with ImageDisk and it worked for me.
I don't recall if Xenix has single density tracks,
however
it it does, some PC's physically can't read them - I've
also seen some formats which are marginal on some PC's,
slowing the drive slightly can help. Finally, it could be
settings - what is the format of the disk and what type of
drive is he using, and what ImageDisk settings are in
effect.
As I understand it Altos Xenix (for the 886) at least was quad
density disks. 80 tracks, double density. Should be able to
image them using a 1.2M 5.25" PC floppy as long as software
can understand the format (I'd think it should do it anyway).
-- Curt
Unfortunately diskette formats vary widely, and
it's not
always an exact science to get a PC to read them ...
Dave
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