15 Nov
2017
15 Nov
'17
8:27 p.m.
I think that the upgraded B model ROMs in the PRM-85
are supposed to let it use the newer drives.
Yes it does. I have an HP 85A, the PRM
85 and a 9122, and that combo works beautifully. I am not sure I ever tried it with high
density diskettes though. I could check that if you want.
Marc
On Nov 14, 2017, at 9:40 PM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:
On Nov 14, 2017, at 20:33, Ed Sharpe via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
ok back in my day.. I do not think 85 adressed modern drive of 1.44 meg..? so that was
what I was going on.. yes if you can use 1.44 do so.. older new media hard to find...
I am still new to this HP-85 stuff, but I think you are correct about the A model system
not originally handling the 1.44M drive. I think that the upgraded B model ROMs in the
PRM-85 are supposed to let it use the newer drives.