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Jeffa: /* FDADAP floppy disk adapter */

2019-12-28T23:16:07Z

‎FDADAP floppy disk adapter

Jeffa: Add FDADAP

2019-12-28T23:15:29Z

Add FDADAP

Jeffa: Add syntax. Rough done.

2018-08-29T02:17:06Z

Add syntax. Rough done.

Jeffa: Initial creation

2018-08-29T01:51:07Z

Initial creation

New page

{{Blockquote|These are my notes on how I use Imagedisk

See [https://rodaw.me/2P1hoCw Daves Old Computers - Disk/Software Image Archive] Dave Dunfield's ImageDisk official site
}}

===Goal===
To create boot media for an Imsai with FIF FDC set with Imsai CalComp floppy disk drive subsystem.

I'll use an Imsai .DSK image from [https://www.autometer.de/unix4fun/z80pack/ftp/imsai/ Z80Pack FTP Imsai section]

Imagedisk bin2imd should create a .IMD from the raw .DSK

====ImageDisk Resources====
*[https://rodaw.me/2OXG6na How to convert raw images to Imagedisk:] From WinWorld Discussions some clarification of disk modes.
*[https://rodaw.me/2P1hoCw Daves Old Computers - Disk/Software Image Archive] Dave Dunfield's ImageDisk home

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 ''The D Bit FDADAP board is a small adapter which adapts 8" floppy disk drives (Shugart SA800 style bus) to work with the PC 3.5"/5.25" floppy disk cable pinout. It has 34- and 50-pin connectors which can be connected to the PC floppy controller and the 8" disk drive using simple straight-through ribbon cables (not included), and a 3.5" style power connector for the on-board microcontroller. It also includes a second 34-pin connector for use with real DEC RX50 drives; this configuration is not yet supported by current releases of D Bit software (which use a regular PC 1.2 MB drive for accessing RX50 disks), but support is planned for future versions.''
-[http://www.dbit.com/fdadap.html FDADAP]
+[http://www.dbit.com/fdadap.html FDADAP] web site
 ===ImageDisk Resources===

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	BIN2IMD drivea.dsk fifcpm2.imd N=77 DM=0 SS=128 SM=1-26 /1 /C		BIN2IMD drivea.dsk fifcpm2.imd N=77 DM=0 SS=128 SM=1-26 /1 /C
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
		+	===FDADAP floppy disk adapter===
		+	''The D Bit FDADAP board is a small adapter which adapts 8" floppy disk drives (Shugart SA800 style bus) to work with the PC 3.5"/5.25" floppy disk cable pinout. It has 34- and 50-pin connectors which can be connected to the PC floppy controller and the 8" disk drive using simple straight-through ribbon cables (not included), and a 3.5" style power connector for the on-board microcontroller. It also includes a second 34-pin connector for use with real DEC RX50 drives; this configuration is not yet supported by current releases of D Bit software (which use a regular PC 1.2 MB drive for accessing RX50 disks), but support is planned for future versions.''
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		+	[http://www.dbit.com/fdadap.html FDADAP]

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-===Goal===
+==Goal==
 To create boot media for an Imsai with FIF FDC set with Imsai CalComp floppy disk drive subsystem.
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 Imagedisk bin2imd should create a .IMD from the raw .DSK
-====ImageDisk Resources====
+==Syntax==
 *[https://rodaw.me/2OXG6na How to convert raw images to Imagedisk:] From  WinWorld Discussions some clarification of disk modes.
-*[https://rodaw.me/2P1hoCw Daves Old Computers - Disk/Software Image Archive] Dave Dunfield's ImageDisk home
+*[http://avitech.com.au/?page_id=1008 DEC RX01 floppy disc drives] Creating eight inch SSSD media for DEC PDP-8 / PDP-11