8" Floppy Drives needed

Mike Katz bitwiz at 12bitsbest.com
Wed Jan 12 15:43:30 CST 2022


I am looking into the fluxengine system and a Raspberry Pi.

On 1/12/2022 3:28 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
> On 1/12/22 12:23, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote:
>
>> Given how arcane the RX02 format is (sector _headers_ are written in single
>> density; sector _data_ is written in double) I'd be pretty surprised if
>> anything except an RX02 can do it.
> True that--however, a flux transition-type controller, such as the
> Catweasel or Kyroflux can easily duplicate a blank RX02, funny DEC MFM
> floppy.  Of course, the same can also duplicate a blank RX01 FM disk.
>
> If you're not PC-centric, that may be the best solution for your purposes.
>
> --Chuck
>



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