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

[js at cimmeri.com]

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


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