>Tez, >Here's what I would do in your situation.
Excellent, thanks. Terry (Tez) On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 8:17 PM, Jay Jaeger via cctech < cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > On Mar 22, 2017, at 23:08, Chuck Guzis via cctech <cct...@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > > >> On 03/22/2017 08:39 PM, Terry Stewart via cctalk wrote: > >> > >> Chuck, in the highly likely event of the formats NOT being common > >> CP/M or DOS ones (i.e. ones I could probably manage), I'll give these > >> guys your email (-: > > > > Tez, > > > > Here's what I would do in your situation. > > > > If the disks are hard-sectored, forget it, unless you have the system > > that wrote them. > > > > Not necessarily. For example, I have used a Catweasel board to recover > hard sectored Data General floppies. But it is certainly much harder, > particularly if the format is not known in advance. > > > > If they're soft-sectored, dig through your pile of PC "tweeners" using > > Dave Dunfield's "TestFDC" and see if you can find one that does > > single-density. > > > > Then hook your 8" drive to the PC and use his ImageDisk to grab a copy. > > > > That way, you can tinker with the image to figure out what's going on. > > Failing that, you can pass the image to the list here and see if it > > rings any bells. > > > > http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/img/index.htm > > > > --Chuck > > > > > >