you should be able to copy to a image then write a new disk to send him from that image or just send the image and he can make his own :)
On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM James Reed <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > Thanks Brian > > I did try imaging my disk with fluxengine ages ago and it did seem to > work, I could see bits of filenames etc in it but I don't really have the > smarts to decode it all myself. > > Thanks for the offer to read the disk - I wouldn't mind sending it > because I can probably image / copy it with the Greaseweazle. Where are you > based? I'm in the UK > > Thanks > > James > > On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 at 13:32, Brian K. White <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 3/20/25 08:00, James Reed wrote: >> > Hi >> > >> > Now I have the serial port working I'm wanting to move on to some new >> > challenges. >> > >> > I had a Tandy 102 and TPDD (I think v1) many years ago, and I wrote a >> > few programs that I'd like to get access to. I still have the >> > floppy disk and now a Tandy 102 but I don't have the TPDD. >> > >> > I have a Greaseweazle and can make an image of the disk, but what I >> > can't work out is how I can make use of this. All the utilities I've >> > looked at seem to need you to have the actual hardware to read or write >> > images, and I can't see any utilities which can extract the actual >> files. >> > >> > I'd be grateful for any pointers or if anyone can suggest anything. >> > >> > James >> >> fluxengine has support for it, and can use the greaseweazel hardware. >> I have not tested it. >> >> https://cowlark.com/fluxengine/doc/disk-fb100.html >> >> This will only get you raw sectors not files, but the disk format is >> well documented in the software manual, and there are only 40 tracks on >> the whole disk, so, you can piece the files back together manually. >> >> http://tandy.wiki/TPDD#Documentation >> >> >> https://archive.org/details/tandy-service-manual-26-3808-s-software-manual-for-portable-disk-drive/page/n5/mode/2up >> >> It won't be exactly trivial, but I think there are no secrets making it >> impossible. >> >> If you want to risk snail-mailing it, I'll just read it in a real drive >> if you want. >> >> -- >> bkw >> >>
