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Reged: 04/02/18
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Loc: Buffalo Grove, IL
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Re: DEC Rainbow 100
04/03/18 03:15 AM
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> > So just to be clear what you are saying. You want me to create a virtual formatted
> > blank disk using MAME (Rainbow 100)? The way I would do this is to boot the
> emulated
> > Rainbow 100 by using either MS-DOS or CP/M (depending on what kind of formatted
> disk
> > I want). Then I would assume I would use the command FORMAT B:. I'm not sure if
> that
> > will work because there would not be anything mounted to drive B:. I will try this
> > first step after work today.
> >
> > Whether I make any progress or not, I really appreciate your help.
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> That's right:
> - Create virtual formatted blank disk on Rainbow 100.
> - Load that blank disk on PC AT environment using the DOS driver I linked above.*
> - Copy the files to the blank disk.**
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> Make sure to config and use properly the disk drive you need. MAME can't tell the
> difference between double density and high density drives/floppies. Mixing them makes
> the disks unreadable (i.e. a 5 1/4 DD drive can't read a 5 1/4 HD floppy).
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> *Given the context you already know DOS, I don't need you to explain how a
> "DEVICE=RX50DRVR.SYS" works on config.sys.
> **You need to copy them beforehand with any of the methods I described before.
Thank you. I don't have time tonight to try this. I'm not sure when I will have time, but I do appreciate your help.
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