TG43 signal and the Nec 765 - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

28 Jul 2005

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Subject: Re: TG43 signal and the Nec 765
   From: Dave Dunfield <dave04a at dunfield.com>
   Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 11:15:22 -0400
     To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at
classiccmp.org>

   No, it
for my ImageDisk utility, which is a replacement for
 TeleDisk with a documented image file format - I want to provide
 support for 8" drives that need TG43. 
What platforms does it work on? (I could certainly use something for
Linux which was able to do as much as possible with the crappy PC
FDC... :-)

Presumably DOS-only? (Was there ever even a teledisk for Windows?) 
Yes, it runs under DOS. I need access to the "bare metal" without
interference ... I don't think there was ever a TeleDisk for winblows,
and I'm nut sure it would be feasable. 
For up to win98se it's possible to get at the metal. For NT, Win2000 
and XP forget about it.  Linux is not happy with people palying with 
raw metal too but it does provide raw drivers.

Dos is easy and actually a good choice.  It's easily understood and 
there are already tools and com compatbility with many of the uglier
versions of winders.

Allison