29 Nov
1999
29 Nov
'99
11:34 a.m.
"I'd be willing to bet that the Sykes hardware
in question isn't
capable of formatting a raw 8" floppy."
Is there any reason to beleive this device used
standard SD soft-sectored
discs, and wrote in the same format as IBM used?
Does the Sykes claim to be RX01-compatible? If so, it ought to be able to read
standard IBM 3740 floppies.
There are third-party-for-DEC-systems drives out there that don't
emulate RX01 or RX02, and use their own propietary data formats. The
AED 6200 is an example.
Tim.