[Techtoolslist] 9100A software

[John Robertson]

Andrew Welburn wrote:

> Is there software on this 9100 that you have written and want to keep?

>

> If so, just copy the relevant UUT's you want to keep and maybe the 

> PROGLIB directories onto floppies and then install the new system 

> software as per whats on my page :

> http://www.andysarcade.net/personal/tech/fluke9100/index.htm

> after you're done, just copy them back to the hdr from the floppy.

>

> And yup, the old miniscribe drives with the exposed rotor arm can 

> sometimes just be rotated to get them going again as they 'stick' in 

> the stepper motor for some reason..

>

> I've never had any serialised software problems, i think this is 

> because with system software above version 5.0 they did away with 

> serialisation altogether it seems? Make sure your main board eproms 

> are also changed as this might also have something to do with the 

> serialisation.

>

> -- 

> Andrew Welburn

> http://www.andys-arcade.com


If anyone is looking for the way to interface a standard keyboard to the 
9100A/FT check out Martin's page on building a converter:

http://www.guddler.co.uk/f9100/9100key.html

John :-#)#

> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Robertson" <jrr at flippers.com>

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>

>> John Robertson wrote:

>>> Does anyone have non-serialized software for the 9100A...I've lost 

>>> track of that project from years ago, and want to try out a SCSI to 

>>> Flash adapter, but the unit I just bought has a hard drive failure...

>>>

>>> John :-#)#

>>>

>> Actually it turns out to be a 'shake & bake' hard drive. giving the 

>> drive a twist on powerup gets it turning, and it is loaded with 

>> system 5.0.

>>

>> Now to figure out how to extract the disk image (MFM to SCSI 

>> interface)...a birt rusty as the last time I looked at this was 

>> almost ten years ago...

>>

>> Or I could read the archives a bit more...

>>

>> John :-#)#

>>

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