uation.
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>
> - Original Message -
> From: Stephen Adolph
> To: m...@bitchin100.com
> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 12:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.
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>
> Thanks Mike, that must be the answer.
>
>
> I notice that the formatting p
telligent' drives may even detect an error and suppress the ready or index
signals when they see this situation.
- Original Message -
From: Stephen Adolph
To: m...@bitchin100.com
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.
Thanks Mike, th
... But it's actually 256 bytes/sector, 18 sectors/track, 35 tracks ...
;-)
- Original Message -
From: Mike Stein
To: m...@bitchin100.com
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 12:28 PM
Subject: Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.
Sounds similar to the original IBM 5.25
(and use HD write current) and I suspect that's why Steve's having trouble.
>
> 3.5" DD diskettes are still around; why not use the right media in the
> first place.
>
> m
>
> ----- Original Message -
> *From:* Kurt McCullum
> *To:* m100@lists.bitchin100.com
>
Sounds similar to the original IBM 5.25" format, single-sided, 512
bytes/sector, 8 sectors/track, 40 tracks, 250Kbps.
- Original Message -
From: Stephen Adolph
To: m...@bitchin100.com
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: [M100] question regarding floppy
5, 2019 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.
Yeah that does sound strange. And I agree, the drive 'should' switch based on
the hole in the disk. Does it format to 720 or 1.44 when the hole is covered?
On Mon, Mar 25, 2019, at 7:37 AM, Stephen Adolph wrote:
Kurt,
ein wrote:
>
>
> Have you tried closing the HD sense hole with a piece of tape or similar?
>
> - Original Message -
> *From:* Stephen Adolph
> *To:* m...@bitchin100.com
> *Sent:* Sunday, March 24, 2019 6:08 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.
gt;
>>> On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 7:39 PM Mike Stein wrote:
>>>> __
>>>> Have you tried closing the HD sense hole with a piece of tape or similar?
>>>>> - Original Message -
>>>>> *From:* Stephen Adolph <mailto:twospru...@gma
- Original Message -
>>> *From:* Stephen Adolph <mailto:twospru...@gmail.com>
>>> *To:* m...@bitchin100.com
>>> *Sent:* Sunday, March 24, 2019 6:08 PM
>>> *Subject:* Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.
>>>
>>> the Coco
l Message -----
> *From:* Stephen Adolph
> *To:* m...@bitchin100.com
> *Sent:* Sunday, March 24, 2019 6:08 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.
>
> the Coco is using it's standard controller
>
> When issuing the DSKINI 0 command the coco tries to for
In article
,
Stephen Adolph wrote:
> I'll start by saying this isn't an M100 or TPDD discussion, but just
> looking to understand something.
> I have a Tandy Coco3 with a 3.5 inch floppy drive. The drive is a
> standard PC drive and it is working well.
> Does anyone know what's going on?
The controller/computer probably can't handle the higher data rate of the HD
format (twice the DD rate).
- Original Message -
From: Stephen Adolph
To: m...@bitchin100.com
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2019 9:32 PM
Subject: Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks
; *To:* m...@bitchin100.com
>> *Sent:* Sunday, March 24, 2019 6:08 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.
>>
>> the Coco is using it's standard controller
>>
>> When issuing the DSKINI 0 command the coco tries to format for 180kB.
>>
lar?
>
> - Original Message -
> *From:* Stephen Adolph
> *To:* m...@bitchin100.com
> *Sent:* Sunday, March 24, 2019 6:08 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.
>
> the Coco is using it's standard controller
>
> When issuing the DSKINI 0
Have you tried closing the HD sense hole with a piece of tape or similar?
- Original Message -
From: Stephen Adolph
To: m...@bitchin100.com
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2019 6:08 PM
Subject: Re: [M100] question regarding floppy disks.
the Coco is using it's standard controller
the Coco is using it's standard controller
When issuing the DSKINI 0 command the coco tries to format for 180kB.
The combination of
(Coco, std controller, PC 1.44MB drive + a 720kB dd floppy) works
whereas
(Coco, std controller, PC 1.44MB drive + a 1.44MBB hd floppy) does not work
this is
likely the floppy controller doesn't support 80 tracks or high density..
most of the controllers of the era are ds/sd 40 track or dsdd 40 track..
are you able to format 720k? ds/dd 80 track?
Greg
On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 2:38 PM Stephen Adolph wrote:
> I'll start by saying this isn't an M100
I'll start by saying this isn't an M100 or TPDD discussion, but just
looking to understand something.
I have a Tandy Coco3 with a 3.5 inch floppy drive. The drive is a standard
PC drive and it is working well.
Seems though that I cannot use 1.44 MB floppies in that drive. They don't
seem to
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