spaf@gatech.UUCP (02/20/87)
I have a VaxstationII with an rx50 pair of floppy drives.
Anybody out there know how to format a generic 5.25in disk?
Or do I have to shell out for Dec pre-formatted disks?
(I already know they can be formatted on a Rainbow -- I don't
have one of those around.)
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uucp: ...!{akgua,decvax,hplabs,ihnp4,linus,seismo,ulysses}!gatech!spafwyatt@cfa.UUCP (02/20/87)
> Anybody out there know how to format a generic 5.25in disk? > Or do I have to shell out for Dec pre-formatted disks? Unless you're extremely strapped for cash, it's probably ultimately cheaper to buy the already-formatted ones, rather that spending your time formatting. And, it's certainly much more convienient (assuming you don't run out and need some NOW). -- Bill UUCP: {seismo|ihnp4}!harvard!talcott!cfa!wyatt Wyatt ARPA: wyatt@cfa.harvard.edu (or) wyatt%cfa.UUCP@harvard.harvard.edu BITNET: wyatt@cfa2
unllab@amber.berkeley.edu.UUCP (02/25/87)
In article <12412@gatech.EDU> spaf@gatech.EDU (Gene Spafford) writes: >I have a VaxstationII with an rx50 pair of floppy drives. >Anybody out there know how to format a generic 5.25in disk? >Or do I have to shell out for Dec pre-formatted disks? > >(I already know they can be formatted on a Rainbow -- I don't >have one of those around.) >-- >Gene Spafford >Software Engineering Research Center (SERC), Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA 30332 >CSNet: Spaf @ GATech ARPA: Spaf@gatech.EDU >uucp: ...!{akgua,decvax,hplabs,ihnp4,linus,seismo,ulysses}!gatech!spaf The rx50 format is 10 512byte sectors/track, 80 tracks, single sided (stupid) 96 tracks/inch. The sector header structure is otherwise IBM compatible. If you hang a 96 tpi floppy on an IBM clone you can write that format by calling the ROM bios with a nonstandard disk setup. I have a program that does that which i can post or mail if there is any demand. Paul Leondis unllab@amber.berkeley.edu ...ucbvax!jade!amber!unllab
brian@prism.UUCP (02/25/87)
How much is your time worth? Last time I looked, floppies (5.25 ", dsdd)
were down near .30 (yes, thirty cents) each. I betcha dec still charges
around $3.50 per disk... a real ripoff.
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