TELEDISK Problem - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

12 May 2001

From: joe &lt;rigdonj(a)intellistar.net&gt;
...
  What your
havent tried is  differnt controllers and different drives. 

      I have tried it with two 1.2Mb drives and one 360k drive.  I haven't
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 changed the controller since my video card, HD
controller and ports are all
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 on the same card. I would have to rebuild the system to
replace that card.

Which 1.2mb drive?  First of RX50 is not 1.2 compatable, it's 96tpi (as
most
1.2mb drives are) and would corrspond to a 360k formatted 5.25 (single
sided).

A 360k drive is NOT useable for RX50 format.  The usual 360k media is
fine however.

...
       Absolutely!   I run everything that I can in DOS
mode. Also I'm using
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 a 486-100.    FWIW I've run lots of other weird
file conversion SW should
...
 as the  HP LIF utilities with no problems.  I also used
a lot of odd
interfaces (on occasion) in it and I've had no problem with them. 

Doesnt rule out bios/hardware though.

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       I have a couple more old PCs laying around for
parts. I need to try
...
 Teledisk on them but I'm so discusted with it that
I haven't bothered. 

maybe.  I found that the standard teac FD55GFR in my system had
to be jumpered correctly to work right.   The likely reason was the TEAC
I used came from a DEC system (also called RX33) so I know TEAC
are compatable at the drive level for the media (rx50).

Allison