I got the HP 9885 single sided disk unit that was at Weird Stuff, thanks for the heads up! Now I just need a parallel interface for the 9825, a cable, the right 8" diskettes, and get my HP-IB 9895 to work... That's a lot of stars to align but that should be fun to try. Marc
> On Jul 24, 2016, at 3:30 AM, David Collins <[email protected]> wrote: > > Guys, I've looked for a 98228A ROM in the HP Computer Museum but haven't > been able to find one - but it looks like we've had one at some stage > judging by the photo. > > If I come across it I'll come back to you. > > David Collins > Curator > > > -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of CuriousMarc > Sent: Saturday, 23 July 2016 5:40 PM > To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts' > <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Flex Disc options for the HP 9825 > > Thanks, I didn't know, I grabbed the image. That offers a path if I can ever > get an 9885 and single sides 8" discs... > Marc > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: cctalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul >> Berger On the hpmuseum.net page for the 98217A ROM here is an image of >> what is reputed to be an initialized diskette for use with 9825 and >> 98217A http://www.hpmuseum.net/display_item.php?hw=166. When I get my >> 9825T I will look into 9885 emulation, I don't think it will be too > difficult but >> you may still need a GPIO unless I build the whole thing onto a >> plug-in card I don't think the GPIO would be too difficult to clone. >> But ideally I would still like to get access to a 98228A ROM to dump >> and > clone >> it, even though it is bank switched it should still be possible. >> >> Paul. > >
