[cctalk] Re: ESDI drive imaging

2023-04-23 Thread Mattis Lind via cctalk
Den sön 23 apr. 2023 kl 08:34 skrev Christopher Zach via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org>: > Not that I know of. Esdi has a much faster data rate and I think that > outstrips the BBB solution. > Not necessarily. Yes, data rates are faster in ESDI. Up to 24 MHz and perhaps higher. But in ESDI

[cctalk] Re: ESDI drive imaging

2023-04-23 Thread Christopher Zach via cctalk
Not that I know of. Esdi has a much faster data rate and I think that outstrips the BBB solution. C On April 22, 2023 6:18:39 PM EDT, Dennis Boone via cctalk wrote: >I think I know the answer to this, but just in case: > >Is there a way to image ESDI disks other than to hook them up to their

[cctalk] Re: ESDI drive imaging

2023-04-22 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 4/22/23 17:14, r.stricklin via cctalk wrote: > > I can’t say that’s been my experience. I guess I've led a sheltered life. I will say that some ESDI controllers do have a bewildering variety of configuration options. And the Q for the DTC 6280 does confirm your experience.

[cctalk] Re: ESDI drive imaging

2023-04-22 Thread r.stricklin via cctalk
> On Apr 22, 2023, at 4:44 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk > wrote: > > On 4/22/23 15:18, Dennis Boone via cctalk wrote: >> I think I know the answer to this, but just in case: >> >> Is there a way to image ESDI disks other than to hook them up to their >> usual host controller and use the host?

[cctalk] Re: ESDI drive imaging

2023-04-22 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 4/22/23 15:18, Dennis Boone via cctalk wrote: > I think I know the answer to this, but just in case: > > Is there a way to image ESDI disks other than to hook them up to their > usual host controller and use the host? E.g. for MFM, I'd grab the MFM > Emulator board. In my experience, you can