vicc@unix.cie.rpi.edu (11/18/89)
Well I got my 360k floppy working - sort of. The Atari reads the drive just dandy, but it wont write worth a damn (except to the directory) One porblem it took me a while to discover, the external drive must be on when the ST boots so that it recognizes it. A previous poster mentioned a program PCF554.PRG which would be necessary to use 360k, where can I get this? I can ftp but some us-snail method would be better (Ie if a pd sw house sells it for $5-10 that would be best since I must call long distance to get to the net. I would be willing to mail someone a disk w/return postage also. -- Frank Filz Center For Integrated Electronics Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute vicc@unix.cie.rpi.edu
vicc@unix.cie.rpi.edu (11/18/89)
well I got my 360k floppy sort of working. The Atari reads it but wont write to it. A previous poster mentioned a program PCF554.PRG. Where can I get this, prefferably someplace which I can order it by mail (or that I can send a disk and return postage to) -- Frank Filz Center For Integrated Electronics Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute vicc@unix.cie.rpi.edu
uace0@uhnix2.uh.edu (Michael B. Vederman) (11/19/89)
In article <1989Nov18.045347.26261@rpi.edu> vicc@unix.cie.rpi.edu () writes: >Well I got my 360k floppy working - sort of. The Atari reads the drive >just dandy, but it wont write worth a damn (except to the directory) > >A previous poster mentioned a program PCF554.PRG which would be >necessary to use 360k, where can I get this? >-- >Frank Filz You can use DC FORMATTER to do the same thing. Just write an executable boot sector to drive A: that has the set seek rate option enabled. From the main menu, just set the seek rate to 6, then go to the executable boot sector menu. Next select the set step rate option, and write out the boot sector to drive A: Now when you boot of of drive A:, the step rate for drive B: will be set so you can read and write to the 5 1/4" drive. Of course, other boot sector programs can also be written at the same time from the DC FORMATTER executable boot menu. - mike -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Double Click Me | Double Click Software | P.O. Box 741206 | Houston, Tx, 77274 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support BBS: (713)944-0108 | SHADOW | DC FORMATTER | DC UTILITIES | and others
kbad@atari.UUCP (Ken Badertscher) (11/19/89)
Anyone interested in getting PCF554.PRG should be able to get it by contacting Atari Customer Support in the US: 408-745-2000. -- ||| Ken Badertscher (ames!atari!kbad) ||| Atari R&D System Software Engine / | \ #include <disclaimer>
vicc@unix.cie.rpi.edu (VICC Project (Rose)) (11/22/89)
In article <905@uhnix2.uh.edu> uace0@uhnix2.UUCP writes: >You can use DC FORMATTER to do the same thing. Just write an executable boot >sector to drive A: that has the set seek rate option enabled. From the main >menu, just set the seek rate to 6, then go to the executable boot sector >menu. Next select the set step rate option, and write out the boot sector to >drive A: Now when you boot of of drive A:, the step rate for drive B: will be >set so you can read and write to the 5 1/4" drive. > >Of course, other boot sector programs can also be written at the same time from >the DC FORMATTER executable boot menu. I did use DC Formatter, that was what allowed me to read the floppy on the ST. It will not write however (except occaisionally it will write the directory sector). It is a QUME drive with only jumpers for the drive select. -- Frank Filz Center For Integrated Electronics Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute vicc@unix.cie.rpi.edu