Re: Transfer 8050 disks (was: PET 2001 Fix)

Yes, CBMLINK supports 8x50 disk images, and CBMXfer can be used as the interface to it. I have created many D80 images this way using PC, B128 and serial cable.

Steve



----- Original Message ----
> From: Anders Carlsson <anders.carlsson@sfks.se>
> To: cbm-hackers@musoftware.de
> Sent: Thu, December 10, 2009 8:34:46 AM
> Subject: Re: Transfer 8050 disks (was: PET 2001 Fix)
> 
> Hello again,
> 
> On November 27, I wrote:
> 
> > best or easiest way to archive 8050 formatted floppy disks?
> 
> > PET 3032 / 4032 / 8032-SK / CBM 610 / CBM 710
> > Drives: 2031 / 8050 / 8250 / 8250LP / 1541-II
> > Interfaces 2: C2N232I, uIEC/SD (with CBM 610 patch), XM1541
> 
> I just realized the cbmlink software (used with C2N232I etc) has a feature to 
> transfer whole disks, option -dr. However I haven't checked or lookup up if 
> cbmlink will support 8x50 drives or only knows about 1541, 1571 and 1581 drives. 
> Perhaps Marko or Olaf remembers, without digging deep into the source code?
> 
> If this option would work, it seems to be my best solution for the moment being. 
> It would require me to wire up either a PET, CBM-II or theoretically a VIC-20 
> with the IEEE interface, a 8050 drive in one end and the C2N232I with standard 
> serial cable in the other end.
> 
> Steve Gray's suggestion using CBMXfer probably also is a working path, but I 
> don't have a DB25-to-9 pin converter or serial cable readily available.
> 
> Best regards
> 
> -- Anders Carlsson
> 
> 
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