On Mon, Jun 12, 2023 at 7:08 AM Tom Hunter via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > Is it really necessary to be always so confrontational? It is unpleasant.
Could you please indicate exactly which statement in my original message you object to? [And please don't top-post. It's annoying] -tony > > On Sun, 11 June 2023, 10:44 pm Tony Duell via cctalk, <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > > > Fundamentally, it seems to me that they're all the same basic hardware, > > > timing intervals between flux transitions. > > > > > > So other than the soaftware, what's the difference? > > > > I could make a stupid comment and ask 'what's the difference between a > > PDP8, PDP11, PERQ or HP9830?'. Apart from having finite memory, all > > are (I believe) equivalent to a Turing machine. > > > > But more seriously when I started asking about writing images to > > floppy disks, I asked what options were available and what I'd need. > > Apart from the (IMHO) stupid suggestion of a 1990's PC compatible, the > > only thing that was mentioned to me was the Greaseweazle. Nobody > > pointed me at web sites giving comparisons between the various methods > > and devices. > > > > -tony > >
