> On Jan 6, 2018, at 2:42 AM, Dave Wade via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Jon Elson >> via cctalk >> Sent: 06 January 2018 02:50 >> To: Guy Sotomayor <g...@shiresoft.com>; gene...@ezwind.net; >> discuss...@ezwind.net:On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts >> <cctalk@classiccmp.org> >> Subject: Re: non-PC Floppy imaging >> >> On 01/05/2018 01:52 PM, Guy Sotomayor via cctalk wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I now have a number of uCode diskettes for my IBM 4331. I would >> somehow like to image them so: >>> a) I have backups in case the floppies themselves go bad >>> b) be able to investigate their contents in case I have to “merge” the >> contents of multiple floppies to >>> make a single good one >>> >>> >> Any possibility the 4331 can write to a floppy? I know next to nothing of >> this >> hardware. But, I know the VAX 11/780 really well. You could make copies of >> its console floppy on that drive, once the OS was up. >> > > Yes it can, it writes error log data to the floppy. It’s a pity most of the > operating guides to the 43xx boxes are lost which would be usefull as they > will have instructions on how to back up the diskettes,
I was reading that last night (as well as the CE being able to “patch” the uCode and save it on the floppy). I have an entire FE cart (both sides) full of manuals for various parts of my 4331 (and peripherals). I haven’t looked through all of them (including various other manuals in a several foot long holder) to see if there’s an operating guide in there or not. TTFN - Guy
