Re: hard drive questions

["Ernest" <ernestls@attbi.NOSPAM.com>]

"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message
20020625041413.26093.00001352@mb-mq.aol.com">news:20020625041413.26093.00001352@mb-mq.aol.com...
> Jim Conger asked:
>
> <snip>
> >I'd like to wipe and reformat both
> >drives and find them to good homes.  Two obsticles:
> >
> >1. I don't have dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/hdd like I would on a UNIX
> >   machine.  Anyone ever write a wipe utility?
> >
> >2. Can I get the original software for the Sider?  Is it worth trying
> >   to preserve or re-create the CP/M, Pascal, and DOS3.3 partitioning
> >   on the Sider?  Should I forget about it and format in ProDOS?
>
> ProSel's Cat Doctor contains a volume "Wipe" command which does
> what you want.  You'll have to tab to the second menu page to get it.

Also, while I'm not familiar with your TruStore drive, you should be able to
find the Sider drive software fairly easily. They are probably also on one of
the Apple II FTP sites, or someone here could send copies to you. I have
copies stashed around here somewhere myself that I could copy for you but
mine are for the newer (blue label) drive. I don't know if that matters or
not.

E.