From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: cube1@charter.net (Jay Jaeger) Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2002 08:37:50 -0600 Subject: [pups] Duh - how do you format an RX50? In-Reply-To: <10202082342.ZM4837@mindy.dunnington.u-net.com> References: <20020208082605.E6001-100000@server2.cs.scranton.edu> Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20020209083535.02048700@cirithi> Um, bzzzzt. Wrong. I have a floppy labeled: BL-FN7AP-MC CZFNAP0 M-11 FORMTR RX50 . This is a formatter program for a Micro PDP-11. It is a *diagnostic* program (not a user program) for formatting these beasties. Mine is for the -11, I would imagine that there is one for the MicroVAX as well. Of course, it is copyrighted. Jay At 11:42 PM 2/8/2002 +0000, Pete Turnbull wrote: >On Feb 8, 8:31, Bill Gunshannon wrote: > > > RX50's came pre-formatted from DEC. There was never a way to > > format them on PDP's or VAX as far as I knew. I do think it is > > possible to create them using PUTR and an old PC with a proper > > floppy controller and a 1.2M floppy drive configured the right > > way. > >You can format them on a Rainbow, but not an -11 or VAX. --- Jay R. Jaeger The Computer Collection cube1 at charter.net