| Title: | DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90 |
| Notice: | See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit |
| Moderator: | STAR::VATNE |
| Created: | Mon Oct 30 1989 |
| Last Modified: | Mon Dec 31 1990 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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I have a customer who has asked me two questions for informational purposes only. 1. He has a VS3100 Model 30 which he received very early. His latest Model 30 (just received) has a little switch (S3) like the Model 40 box which sends/doesn't send boot info to an attached printer. Why has this shown up on his latest Model 30's and not on the older ones? 2. The 3 1/2" disk floppy disks that are "industry compatible" have a small hole in the lower right hand corner that is not in the "industry compatible" media that he purchases. After punching the hole in with his pocket knife, the disks work just fine. Is this a DEChole or is it an industry standard? They purchase lots of 3 1/2" diskettes and all are not from DEC. PS: I promised to ask these silly a** questions. I would really like to give him some reply other than the obvious. Thanks TC
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| 1348.1 | What does this topic have to do with DECwindows? | HANDVC::SIMONSZETO | Simon Szeto @HGO, Hongkong | Wed Aug 30 1989 23:05 | 6 |
Try TURRIS::MICROVAX. I think it does hardware questions for MicroVAX
and VAXstation systems.
--Simon
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| 1348.2 | No please dont do that | YUPPY::CONNOLLY | Thu Aug 31 1989 08:47 | 20 | |
>> 2. The 3 1/2" disk floppy disks that are "industry compatible" have a
>> small hole in the lower right hand corner that is not in the "industry
>> compatible" media that he purchases. After punching the hole in with
>> his pocket knife, the disks work just fine. Is this a DEChole or is
>> it an industry standard? They purchase lots of 3 1/2" diskettes and
>> all are not from DEC.
The little hole is the marker that signifies HIGH DENSITY disks
ie disks that support 1.4 meg!!! This is how the drive tells if
720k or 1.4m disks are being used. I would caution your user about
modifying 720k disk like this as a) he is likely to get loose bits
in his drive causing all sorts of problems and posibly damaging
his read/write heads and b) his disks will not be certified at 1.4m
and he is likely to get dropouts and errors. As far as i am aware
the extra hole IS an industry standard!!! he will just have to pay
extra (quite a bit extra) to get HIGH DENSITY disks!
Gerry
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| 1348.3 | Thanks | LMBASS::CLARK | Ted Clark | Thu Aug 31 1989 17:05 | 4 |
I'll try turris::microvax & I already told the customer not to punch holes in anything but paper!! | |||||