On 13-04-29 04:48 PM, Adrian Maier wrote:
On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 7:37 PM, Nikolay Nikolov
<nick...@users.sourceforge.net <mailto:nick...@users.sourceforge.net>>
wrote:
On 04/29/2013 12:49 PM, Michael Schnell wrote:
On 04/27/2013 02:11 PM, Bart wrote:
On 4/27/13, Reinier Olislagers <reinierolislag...@gmail.com
<mailto:reinierolislag...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Noticed that an 8086 branch was merged to fpc trunk. Is
it time to get
out some 5.25" diskettes[1]?
[1] Shame I dumped all the accompanying hardware long
ago ;) Perhaps
break out DOSBOX ;)
I think I still can dig out some 8" single sided single density
diskettes with 160 K or something.
Actually, for me, the most convenient way to transfer data to and
from a vintage PC is via an RS232 null modem cable. You can connect
it to your modern PC directly - even if you don't have an RS232
port, there are cheap USB to RS232 converters available, if
necessary, while there's no normal way to attach a 5.25 inch floppy
to a modern PC.
Hi ,
Hmm... as far as know there should be no problem to use a 5.25 floppy
with a modern PC ? ... as long as the motherboard has the floppy
connector and you have a cable like this
http://www.simulationexams.com/tutorials/aplus/core/images/fdd-cable.jpg ?
--
Adrian M
Most (all?) current boards no longer have a floppy connector. My most
recent motherboard, a mini-atx, doesn't even have an IDE connector.
I still have my Z-80A system with two Tandon half-height 8" single sided
drives. I haven't attempted to power it up in 25 years. I also have my
original CP/M 80 disc and my original TurboPascal version 1.0 for Z-80
on an eight inch disc with the manual. I doubt any of the discs are
readable.
Single sided, single density eight inch discs hold 243 KILO-bytes. If I
remember correctly, a standard disc had 77 tracks with 26 sectors of 128
bytes per sector per track. The original 5.25" single sided disc had a
capacity of 160K. I don't remember the layout.
Rolf
--
TRUTH in her dress finds facts too tight.
In fiction she moves with ease.
Stray Birds by Rabindranath Tagore
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