11/83 operating system load update -2

Tom Hunter ccth6600 at gmail.com
Wed Feb 23 06:56:11 CST 2022


Hi Rod,

The "*.dsk" format is just a file extension. What utility created the RX50
disk images?

Tom


On Wed, Feb 23, 2022 at 10:29 AM Rod Smallwood via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:

> Hi
>
>     Well I have had a huge response to my request.
>
> I am unsure as to if I have defined the problem properly.
>
> So a few bullet points.
>
> 1. The objective is to copy RX50 disk images (*.dsk format) to genuine
> DEC RX50 disks.
>
> 2. The PC I want to use is a DEC Celeibris FX ie the PC and its W95
> software is as supplied by DEC.
>
> 3. It has an RX33 5.25 inch floppy drive.
>
> 4. The RX33 _*is*_ capable of  reading and writing RX50 disks.
>
> 5.  putR was supposed to be able to do this. It does not.
>
> 6.  All that is lacking is the right utility.
>
> 7. Doing this does not need any disks other than RX50's.
>
> 8. Linux in any of its myriad of forms is not the answer.
>
> 9. simH is good at what it does but of no use here
>
> 10.  Its just a W95 utility program to copy an RX50 disk image to an
> RX50 disk on an RX33 drive on a DEC PC.
>
> 11. So whats it called? Does it work  given the above situation?
>
> Rod
>
>
>


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