Re: My laser 128

[Bill Hicks <billwebzcpm@gmail.com>]

On Jan 10, 1:07 am, Michael J. Mahon <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
> Kevin Dady <ke...@hackaday.com> wrote:
> > On Jan 8, 11:57 am, Michael J. Mahon <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
> >> Bill Hicks <billwebz...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> On Jan 8, 6:53 am, Bill Hicks <billwebz...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>> On Jan 7, 7:52 pm, "ict@ccess" <gids...@sasktel.net> wrote:
>
> >>>>> On Jan 7, 3:03 pm, Bill Hicks <billwebz...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>>>>> This week, while waiting for blank discs I ordered on eBay I wired up
> >>>>>> a serial cable using an old pc keyboard adapter and a 9 pinn to 25
> >>>>>> serial cable. Using Adtpro and a few old commodore plus 4 discs I was
> >>>>>> able to get a dos disk setup.
>
> >>>>>> Today I received the blank discs and they are not the ds dd 360k ones
> >>>>>> I expected, but ds hd 1.2 mb ones. Before I open the box, will they
> >>>>>> work? It has been so long I don't even remember if it mattered going
> >>>>>> from high to double, though I know you can't go the other way.
>
> >>>>>> Also, I pulled the keyboard apart on the 128, and was able to wash
> >>>>>> every bit if it. Works like a champ now.
>
> >>>>>> Bill
>
> >>>>> You were able to transfer data to your laser to create a DOS disk
> >>>>> setup without a bootup disk on your Laser?
>
> >>>>> Rob
>
> >>>> Yes using Adtpro. I made a null modem serial cable and was able to get
> >>>> the basic dos across to it and "init hello" 2 old disks I had laying
> >>>> around. I wasn't able to make a prodos disk though. I either would get
> >>>> format errors or I would get a screen of garbage when I booted from
> >>>> it.
>
> >>>> I just ordered another batch of disks from eBay, this time I hope for
> >>>> better luck. Also I posted on the local free cycle looking of any old
> >>>> floppies. May be able to score a bunch used that way.
>
> >>>> Today I am going to write a basic program to make a color test so I
> >>>> can adjust the color of the old Sony tv I am using. My son thought it
> >>>> was "neat" to be able to change the colors when he was using the tv
> >>>> and it is ll out of adjustment.
>
> >>>> Bill
> >>> I had forgotten that we used to punch a new read write notch in the
> >>> disk and use the other side on the ]['s when I was in high school and
> >>> disks cost $5 a piece, is this doable with the 128? I also remember
> >>> that you take chance of dirt being released from the inside jacket
> >>> ( reminds me I have to finds disk head cleaner online just in case )
>
> >>> Bill
>
> >> Using your disks as "flippies" will work fine.
>
> >> The old paranoia was a myth for any disk of reasonable quality.
>
> >> -michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II:http://home.comcast.net/~mjmahon
>
> > I have 1 "single sided" disk and it works fine as a flippy, of course
> > almost all of them are dual sided shortly after anyway
>
> Exactly. There was a short window when "single sided" disks were actually
> single sided.
>
> And Apple's method of formatting is more tolerant of isolated surface
> imperfections than others.
>
> -michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II:http://home.comcast.net/~mjmahon

When you init a disk does dos do any verification?