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Martijn van Buul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It occurred to me that Scott Dorsey wrote in comp.bugs.2bsd:
> > As far as I know, you can only use the RQDX3 with the DEC drives because
> > it requires a particular low-level format.
> You can reformat a third-party disk. I'm succesfully using a Seagate
> ST-251 (aka DEC RD32). You'll need the field maintenance kit for it.
> I should have a bootable floppy disk image containing the required files.
Actually the easiest way to do this is to keep an old VAXstation 2000
around. It's the only reason I have one. The VAXstation/VAXserver 2000 has
the unique ability of having the necessary formating routines built into
ROM.
Zane
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