TRS-80 Model II stuff! - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

27 Oct 1998

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  unclear as to
how to translate 77-track x 34 (256byte) sector media
to 80-track x 18 (512byte) sector media.  I know it will fit fine --
whether it can be used directly if an adapter is made to connect the
new drives to the old hardware I don't know  
 Again, this is well discussed in Q16 ("Can I use the newer floppy 
 drives on my old machine?") of the CP/M FAQ.  See 

   http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/CPM-faq/faq.html 
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  And I'm sorry but this was a CPM FAQ not an 
 8' fd faq. Much less a well-discussed one. 
I disagree.  In between Q14 and Q16 of the CP/M FAQ, and the reference
to Sydex's tools, everything you need to know to make images from physical
floppies and physical floppies from images on a PC-clone is in the FAQ.

Q16 will even tell you how to use a 5.25" or 3.5" floppy on your
Model II.

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  FAQs were created to answer 
 repetitious questions not to eliminate the need for particular group 
 discussion of the theme. 
But it *is* a FAQ in many other forums, and has been repeatedly discussed
on CLASSICCMP in the past, as well.

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  Reminds me of the old guilds where smithy methods 
 should not be discussed among the profane. I don't remember you posting
 objections to any other thread. Why this ? 
I'm not objecting to the thread; I'm simply pointing the group towards
an already extremely comprehensive source of information, because
this is a better practice than repeating stuff that most folks here
have already seen many times before.

Tim.