Installing an operating system on the 11/83 - update.
js at cimmeri.com
js at cimmeri.com
Tue Feb 22 17:33:02 CST 2022
Rod,
Not sure an RX33 (if 1.2MB
equivalent) would write working RX50
800k (double density) disks. Very
different drives.
I've successfully put an actual RX-50
drive on my PC, and written RX-50 images
using PUTR. You might try that route.
- John Singleton
On 2/22/2022 11:20 AM, Rod Smallwood via
cctalk wrote:
> Hi All
>
> I did find some RX50 images of
> the MicroRSX distribution.
>
> So I fired up my DEC Celebris FX.
> It runs W95 and has a 3.5 inch floppy,
> a real RX33 5.25 inch drive and a CD-R.
>
> Its accessible on my network so
> getting files onto it is not a problem.
>
> So install putR.com , and transfer
> the image files.
>
> Huh! putR says the RX50 disk is
> write protected. Its not and the drive
> works normally with the disk from the
> MS DOS prompt.
>
> So much for putR writes RX50's on
> RX33!
>
> Rod
>
>
>
>
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