Dan Jenkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Bill Ricker wrote: >>> We have come across ancient TRS-80 Model III with dual 180K 5.25" >>> floppy drives. But we lack boot media. Does anyone here have one >>> they'd be willing to copy (assuming you have the means to do so) or >>> part with ? >>> >> Whether my boot media is any good anymore I don't know ... should >> have both MMS FORTH and original CPM/TRSDOS. Then there's the >> question of if I have any blanks that will accept a write, and if the >> 80-III that is a very large wedge shaped doorstop here will actually >> boot enough to copy ... but there's a chance I might have a spare >> CPM/TRSDOS that would be plausible. > I know you can write a TRS-80 disk on a standard PC floppy drive and > controller. Years ago I wrote disk formatting and document conversion > software. The TRS-80 format was one I did back then. If anyone needs > 5.25" floppy drives and disks, I ought to have some in the old stock room. > > A quick Google found Linux tools to do the formatting and presumably > copying, so a working TRS-80 is not needed, just a 5.25" floppy drive > (and Linux, the wonder tool, to bring it On Topic).
Oh interesting! Hmmm, I'm sure I can dig up the proper hardware. The larger problem is 5.25" disks :) I must have some around here somewhere... -- Seeya, Paul _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
