From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Apr 14 22:39:51 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id WAA17676 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 14 Apr 1997 22:39:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: from argus (pm3-p20.tfs.net [206.154.183.212]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id WAA17671 for ; Mon, 14 Apr 1997 22:39:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from jbryant@localhost) by argus (8.6.12/8.6.12) id AAA10762; Tue, 15 Apr 1997 00:39:46 -0500 From: Jim Bryant Message-Id: <199704150539.AAA10762@argus> Subject: Re: floppy disks To: durham@w2xo.pgh.pa.us (Jim Durham) Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 00:39:46 -0500 (CDT) Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Reply-To: jbryant@tfs.net In-Reply-To: <3353002D.15FB7483@w2xo.pgh.pa.us> from "Jim Durham" at Apr 15, 97 00:12:29 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk In reply: > Chuck Robey wrote: > (snip!) > > floppy into the drive, do a DIR. I take that floppy out, put another one [snip] > (Also, control-c should reset it on DOS without all the grief).8) I thought that was for CP/M ???!!! At least the CP/M on my old Vector 5005 S-100 box used to do it that way on a disk change :^) [three terminals, 192k bank-switched [16k x 1's], multi-user CP/M, three serial ports, Centronics port, 16 [hard] sectored 5.25" floppy drive, ST-506 hard drive [whopping 5 Megs!], 18 S-100 slots, well-filtered power supply with a transformer bigger than most US Navy anchors, on a blazing fast Z80B running a steamy 6 MHz]!!! jim -- All opinions expressed are mine, if you | "I will not be pushed, stamped, think otherwise, then go jump into turbid | briefed, debriefed, indexed, or radioactive waters and yell WAHOO !!! | numbered!" - #1, "The Prisoner" jbryant@tfs.net - KC5VDJ 2-meter, 70cm - KPC-3 Plus packet capable