chiu (02/17/83)
#N:uiucdcs:10400039:000:1118 uiucdcs!chiu Feb 16 23:30:00 1983 ***The UI vax's were not functioning properly during the last of Jan. and early Feb. so I am resubmitting as I have received no notes and assume it never made successfully to the net. Forgive me if this note is a repeat on your system.*** After years of faithful service, our trusty S-100 System gave up the ghost. Actually the computer still works fine. Its the floppies that went. After reviewing the situation, we have decided to use this system for backup activities and transfer of 8" floppies to 5.25". We have found the Morrow "Disk Jockey DMA Floppy Controller" which appears to meet our needs. Does anyone have experience with this controller which allows you to use both 8 and 5.25 inch floppies? The major question is what drives? We need 5.25 compatable with the Televideo 5.25 floppies. I have heard that Shugarts are the best! What do I need to look out for which could cause a problem? Oh, yes we currently have CP/M 2.2. much thanks, Carl E. DeLong 217-352-6511 Construction Engineering Research Laboratory P.O.Box 4005 Champaign, IL 61820 !pur-ee!uiucdcs!uicsovax!delong
faiman (02/17/83)
#R:uiucdcs:10400039:uiucdcs:10400040:000:209 uiucdcs!faiman Feb 17 10:04:00 1983 A student in my class has the controller you mention and successfully copied some files for me last semester. He is very knowledgable about the device. I'll put him in touch with you. - Mike Faiman, 228 DCL