Installing an operating system on the 11/83 - update.

Chuck Guzis cclist at sydex.com
Tue Feb 22 18:03:38 CST 2022


On 2/22/22 15:33, js--- via cctalk wrote:
> 
> Rod,
> 
>   Not sure an RX33 (if 1.2MB equivalent) would write working RX50 800k
> (double density) disks.  Very different drives.

I've copied RX50 disks for a customer.  96 tpi 80 cylinder single-sided,
10 x 512 byte sectors.   You should be able to do this on a Windows PC
with a 1.2MB 5.25" drive and the appropriate utility, say, IMD.

The disks don't need the little red arrow stickers; use ordinary "360K"
media.

--Chuck


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