Re: Transfer a 8250 diskette

From: Steve Gray <sjgray_at_rogers.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 11:51:18 -0400
Message-Id: <A5852660-4A02-4BBD-9C01-834908C34797@rogers.com>
Another option to consider is the petsd unit from Germany. It's expensive (49 euros) but looks nice. I haven't tried it yet. There is also the petdisk from USA which is cheaper (25 us dollars) but not as capable. I have one and it works ok. I am hoping to find image creation solutions for the petdisk. In the past I have used a b128 with null serial cable and cbmlink with much success. In place of the b128 a superpet should also work. I am also trying zoomfloppy with IEEE connector.
And lastly, it should be possible to use a c64 with buscard-II and uiec. In summary, there are lots of ways, so it depends on how much you want to spend or what equipment you already own.

Steve


On Nov 5, 2011, at 11:07 AM, Anders Carlsson <anders.carlsson@sfks.se> wrote:

> Steve Gray wrote:
> 
>> On page 18/19 the example shown copies from one unit to another.
> 
> Remember that Richard's final goal is to get a reliable method
> to transfer files and disk images from a PC to a 8250 floppy
> drive, ideally using a tape recorder as an intermediate media.
> 
> Thus the COPY command to copy files between floppy drives, whether
> it works across multiple devices or not, won't help him unless it
> also has built-in support for Datasette...
> 
> I still think a PC64 parallel cable would be the cheapest and
> fastest way to get going for transfer files to the 8250. Something
> like an ZoomFloppy is more capable, but might involve more money
> and a few weeks delivery time from the USA to the Netherlands.
> 
> To struggle with a tape recorder seems mostly like a proof of an
> old concept, just because it "should be possible", not because it
> is convenient in any way.
> 
> Best regards
> 
> -- 
> Anders Carlsson
> 
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