Re: Looking for Sider Diskettes

[Bryan Villados <news001@nospam_macgeek.org>]

In article <8onhdk$jv0$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, Bart <pilgrimer@my-deja.com>
wrote:

> Thanks for the pin-out info.  If yoy DO get information on those Sider
> diskettes I would also be interested.  I have 2 cards, no drive (yet,
> but I am lookin ;)
> You mentioned you have the manual?  Do you know if it is avaialable
> (the manual) online or...got a scanner?  ;)

I haven't seen the manual on-line... Mine is the original. As far as
scanning, I have a scanner, but it takes about 2 years per scan... And
the manual's pretty thick. It's in a small 3-ring binder. If someone
wants to scan the manual as a project, I don't see a problem with
loaning it out. I'd like to receive a deposit though as protection in
case the person decides to keep it.

But on a similar note... The reason why I need the software (which I
just received) is that I was experiencing bad block errors on the first
CP/M volume. After attempting to re-format the drive, I'm having format
problems when it comes to the CP/M section of the process. Looking at a
posting from a couple of years ago, it gives instructions on low-level
formatting the drive. It's not discussed in the original documentation.
Has anyone tried low-level formatting a Sider drive?

Thanks!