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| 3020.1 | If MS Dos should work | DPDMAI::ANDERSONA | This space for rent | Sat Oct 14 1989 22:19 | 16 |
| If this RX23 is on a MS Dos compatable machine it should be able to R/W
but I do not know if it will be able to format it. Cross Dos or PC
Copy with PC Patch II will take care of the Amiga side. I formated
one with Cross Dos and at one of my customers P.C. I ran Chkdsk with no
errors and I was able to read the files. I have not actually moved files
between the two. This was on a 1.44 Mb 3.5 inch but I do not know the
make, it was on a Telex/Memorex P.C.
I also made a 5.25 inch 720K floppy on my Amiga just to see how a
VaxMate would react. Chkdsk saw 720K but the driver put the RX33 in
double step mode and I could only get to 360K of the disk. But then a
720K 5.25 inch drive is invalid for MS Dos. While 720K on 3.5 inch is
valid.
Alan
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| 3020.2 | Why are you having problems with 720k | GIDDAY::MORAN | | Tue Oct 17 1989 22:00 | 8 |
| I use Dos2Dos on the Amiga side to format 720k disks so I can transfer
files from the Net with no problems.
The vaxmate I use aceepts the 720k disk and I can read/write etc.
with no worries.
Shaun.
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| 3020.3 | OOOPS...let's clarify. | DWOMV2::CAMPBELL | | Wed Oct 18 1989 09:06 | 16 |
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oops....
Sorry, I just went back and noticed that I didn't specify all the info.
(too many late hours?) Anyway, what I would like to be able to do is:
1. R/W a 3.5 disk on a Vaxstation 3100 (RX23 1.4M)
2. Put 3.5 in Ami and R/W.
Question is, knowing that Ami's 3.5 can't R/W 1.4M, can the RX23 in
the Vaxstation R/W at 720K or something that Ami can R/W.
Sorry for the vague initial question.
Dennis
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| 3020.4 | Yup... | CGOFS::CADAMS | Clint Adams - Calgary, Canada | Wed Oct 18 1989 14:39 | 21 |
| >< Note 3020.3 by DWOMV2::CAMPBELL >
> -< OOOPS...let's clarify. >-
> 1. R/W a 3.5 disk on a Vaxstation 3100 (RX23 1.4M)
> 2. Put 3.5 in Ami and R/W.
Yes. Just format a disk with PcF720 or something similar on the
Amiga and take it to work. The product PCDISK (came with VaxPC
distribution) will read/write your 720K floppy in the RX23.
I tried to use VaxPC to format a 720K floppy but couldn't make it
work but the above worked great. I read the floppies with PcC720
when I got them back to my Amiga.
Regards.... Clint
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| 3020.5 | thanks much... | DWOMV2::CAMPBELL | | Wed Oct 18 1989 14:53 | 1 |
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| 3020.6 | Writing @720K from DecStation 212? | OTOFS::S_SCHMIDT | Stu Schmidt | Tue Nov 21 1989 11:27 | 9 |
| How about writing in 720K mode on a DECstation 212? I know I can
format and write the floppy on the Ami using CrossDOS, and can read
already written 720K floppies on the Ami, but I'm hearing conflicting
stories about writing from MSDOS on the RX23.
Thanks,
Stu
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