snelson@ptdcell0.intel.com (shannon nelson) (01/11/91)
In article <9101091819.AA00877@icf.llnl.gov.llnl.gov> rzh@ICF.LLNL.GOV (R. Hanscom) writes: > > ... I can tell you, from personal experience, >that it will NOT read these Ozzy diskettes, if they are single density, >on a vanilla PC clone unless you have a specialized controller/drives. >It has problems with single density diskettes (early Osbournes used SD). >There are other formats that they advertise, that will not work (Cromemco >DSDD is a notable example). ... > I've worked with both MediaMaster and Uniform, though not with a large number of off-the-wall systems. However, I have noticed that I usually must format the transfer diskette with MM or Uniform before copying the data onto the disk. When formatted by the target machine, MM & Uniform often can't read it. When formatted with MM or Uniform, usually both can read and write the diskette. Hope it helps... -- ============================================================================== Shannon Nelson Portland Technology Development, Intel snelson@ptd.intel.com (503) 642-8149 I don't speak for Intel Parents can't afford to be squeemish.
rzh@ICF.LLNL.GOV (R. Hanscom) (01/12/91)
In <1991Jan10.200431.1893@intelhf.hf.intel.com> snelson@ptdcell0.intel.com (shannon nelson) writes: ......stuff deleted > number of off-the-wall systems. However, I have noticed that I usually > must format the transfer diskette with MM or Uniform before copying the ......more stuff deleted This is a hint given in the documentation, but in my case, it didn't help. I tried lots of different combinations, without success. I guess I have no problem with these programs; they are *VERY* useful *IF* they work. My problem is that the vendor makes expansive claims about the formats that they can process, and the warning to potential users is that these claims *CAN* be untrue. Be careful!! Particularly if the format you are interested in reading is single-density and/or not-so-common. Even worse, in the case of MediaMaster, phone calls to the vendor for help were treated as a nuisance. Then you are really stuck. Again, the bulk of these comments are directed toward the MediaMaster product. I have little experience with Uniform or 22Disk. roger icf!rzh@lll-winken.llnl.gov rzh@phoenix.ocf.llnl.gov