Re: PCT newbie questions

[fmlin@netcom.com (Frank M. Lin)]

>I have no trouble formatting 1.44MB disks in a SuperDrive from the
>PCT, using MS-DOS 3.3 or MS-DOS 5.0.

>Note: the SuperDrive is connected to its own card, and NOT to the PC
>Transporter's drive connector.

Would a floptical work equally well?

>The main problem with the SuperDrive and the PCT is that you must put a
>disk of the size you intend to use into the SuperDrive BEFORE you
>launch AEPC.SYSTEM (and eject it during the memory test, if you don't
>want to boot from it).  AEPC.SYSTEM samples each ProDOS drive to
>determine its size, so a disk of the correct type must be in the drive
>for the PCT to be able to use it.  It probably has to be formatted,
>but can be a ProDOS disk.

Maybe a floptical will even work with 21mb disks?

>This also means you can't switch disk sizes while the PCT is active.
>You have to quit to ProDOS, insert a disk of the appropriate size, and
>restart AEPC.SYSTEM.

That's a minor problem.

-- 
frank m. lin
fmlin@netcom.com