4 Feb
2017
4 Feb
'17
3:54 a.m.
All ?
??????????????? I?m trying to test a Cromemco 16FDC controller?long story but it?s part of
a QDOS project. I?m looking for recommendations on a 5.25? disk image I could use for
testing. The system is simple ? 16FDC, CompuPro RAM17 (with $C0 block disabled), and a Z80
card. The 16FDC RDOS ROM works, so I can issue commands but I need to test the disk
interface part.
??????????????? Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks!
Rich
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Rich Cini
http://www.classiccmp.org/cini
http://www.classiccmp.org/altair32
4 Feb
4 Feb
12:16 p.m.
On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 10:54 PM, Richard Cini <rich.cini at verizon.net> wrote:
All ?
I?m trying to test a Cromemco 16FDC controller?long story
but it?s part of a QDOS project. I?m looking for recommendations on a 5.25?
disk image I could use for testing. The system is simple ? 16FDC, CompuPro
RAM17 (with $C0 block disabled), and a Z80 card. The 16FDC RDOS ROM works,
so I can issue commands but I need to test the disk interface part.
Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks!
http://vintagecomputer.net/disk_images/Cromemco/
One of these should work, note txt files that explain some of them.
Bill
5:23 p.m.
Thanks Bill. I downloaded a few of them?none of the smaller ones fully booted (only the
16K BASIC got to the ?Standby? message) on my test setup but I could read and write the
disks using the RDOS monitor and it partially passed the ?T? test (it stopped with a
sector error half-way). I?m using a TM100-2A drive (DSDD 360K 5.25?). So, I think I feel
good that the board works. I would have loved to get it to fully boot into something but
it?s probably close enough for now.
Thanks!
Rich
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Rich Cini
http://www.classiccmp.org/cini
http://www.classiccmp.org/altair32
On 2/4/17, 7:16 AM, "cctech on behalf of william degnan" <cctech-bounces at
classiccmp.org on behalf of billdegnan at gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 10:54 PM, Richard Cini <rich.cini at verizon.net> wrote:
All ?
I?m trying to test a Cromemco 16FDC controller?long story
but it?s part of a QDOS project. I?m looking for recommendations on a 5.25?
disk image I could use for testing. The system is simple ? 16FDC, CompuPro
RAM17 (with $C0 block disabled), and a Z80 card. The 16FDC RDOS ROM works,
so I can issue commands but I need to test the disk interface part.
Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks!
http://vintagecomputer.net/disk_images/Cromemco/
One of these should work, note txt files that explain some of them.
Bill
5 Feb
5 Feb
12:04 p.m.
On Feb 5, 2017 6:21 AM, "Richard Cini" <rich.cini at verizon.net> wrote:
Thanks Bill. I downloaded a few of them?none of the smaller ones fully
booted (only
the 16K BASIC got to the ?Standby? message) on my test setup
but I could read and write the disks using the RDOS monitor and it
partially passed the ?T? test (it stopped with a sector error half-way).
I?m using a TM100-2A drive (DSDD 360K 5.25?). So, I think I feel good that
the board works. I would have loved to get it to fully boot into something
but it?s probably close enough for now.
Thanks!
Rich
Glad to hear.
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