[Techtoolslist] OmniFlop

[John Robertson]

Look in the root Fluke directory.

/Fluke/Teledisk2.23-1995.zip (filename).

It doesn't work with my XP configuration though (Compaq portable) so may 
need to dig up a old DOS machine. It could be that the floppy can't 
write the format needed.

John :-#)#

Andre Huijts wrote:

> Is it me, I can't to seem to find the Teledisk files on the FTP ?

>

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> Op 19 nov. 2012, om 10:58 heeft Martin White <martin at guddler.co.uk> het volgende geschreven:

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>> Linux doesn't need to understand the disk, it does it at a raw disk block level. I'm pretty sure it's that I used. I certainly back up my compact flash hard drive in the 9100 that way and I'm pretty sure I created my service disk that way too. I've never used teledisk.

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>> Martin.

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>> From: John Robertson

>> Sent: ‎19‎ ‎November‎ ‎2012 ‎07‎:‎30

>> To: Technical Tools Mail List

>> Subject: Re: [Techtoolslist] OmniFlop

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>> teeray wrote:

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>>> Just boot a live Linux cd and use dd to copy the floppy to a .bin file

>>>

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>> Not so sure that Linux can read the disks - they are formatted for OS9 

>> and unless Linux has that code embedded in its floppy driver it really 

>> can't handle them.

>>

>> We used a program called Teledisc, back a number of years to copy the 

>> floppies to img files for sharing. I've just uploaded the possible last 

>> version - 2.23 - versions of Teledisc that I have found to the Flippers 

>> FTP site under /Fluke

>>

>> It might work with xp - I'll probably test it tomorrow.

>>

>> John :-#)#

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>>> -----Original Message-----

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>>>> From: techtools-steve <techtools at arcadehacking.com>

>>>> Sent: Nov 18, 2012 12:06 PM

>>>> To: Technical Tools Mail List <techtoolslist at flippers.com>

>>>> Subject: Re: [Techtoolslist] OmniFlop

>>>>

>>>> No luck with Andre's new images.... both the 6.0 and 6.1 sys1 disk fails 

>>>> to boot.

>>>>

>>>> The fluke 9100 does start booting from DR1 bit after maybe two seconds 

>>>> you no longer hear the track stepping sounds from the floppy and the 

>>>> fluke locks up.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> On 11/12/2012 3:58 PM, Andre Huijts wrote:

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>>>>         

>>>>> Sent the files to Steve, David and John.....who will be first ;);)

>>>>>

>>>>> Seriously hope this will solve that (likely) bad V6.1 System disk 2 bad image....

>>>>>

>>>>> Do we have any info about differences between V6.0 and V6.1 ?

>>>>>

>>>>> I didn't compare the images as I thought the image files on the PC will probably different between the various tools used to make these images ?

>>>>>

>>>>> I would love to write back my images to (new) DD floppies and give them a try. Could I try them on the 9105 ? I ask this because I also have a floppy set of V6.0 that is indicated (handwritten) to be for the 9105....

>>>>>

>>>>> Also, isn't the backup tool on the "Serive disk" ? I have a non official floppy with handwritten Service disk (or something like that) 1.4

>>>>>

>>>>> Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPad

>>>>>

>>>>> Op 12 nov. 2012 om 06:10 heeft John Robertson<jrr at flippers.com>  het volgende geschreven:

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>           

>>>>>> Hi Andre,

>>>>>>

>>>>>> If you want to send me a copy via email I will test them either Monday or Tuesday...

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Have you tired comparing the set you have created with the set of 6.1 discs on TTL FTP under Fluke/9100A/System_DiscsRV6.1 ?

>>>>>>

>>>>>> John :-#)#

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Andre Huijts wrote:

>>>>>>

>>>>>>             

>>>>>>> I understand the 9100 is OS-9 based but OmniFlop already supports three different OS-9 formats. However, it doesn't recognize them as any of these three.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> I've left behind Windows since 2006 (well my work's laptop is still running it) and moved to iMacs but my old PC still had it installed.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> I still figure it is more likely for someone to still have a working XP setup than a DOS machine, not to mention not being able to transfer stuff to USB devices under DOS (normally).

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> You can always make a multi-boot system, one of them XP.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> OmniFlop won't run correct under virtual machines though and using USB floppy drives is also a no-no.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> I have now backed up all V6.1 discs two. I have two sets:

>>>>>>> Set 1 has System disks 1,2,3 Programmers Disk and IEEE-4888

>>>>>>> Set 2 has all this except the Programmers disk.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Only Disk 1 of set 2 gave a read error but worked after a retry, All other floppies read trouble free.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> The zipped file is only 2,5 MB incl. the V6.0 set so no problem to e-mail it.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPad

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Op 11 nov. 2012 om 23:29 heeft Martin White<martin at guddler.co.uk>  het volgende geschreven:

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>               

>>>>>>>> IIRC they’re OS/9 floppies - not of Mac OS 9 fame. At the time that I looked before (2008 / 9 maybe?) it was one of the formats that required a purchased license. Obviously that could well have changed by now.

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> I tried to use Omniflop quite a lot with Acorn BBC / Archimedes disks and I was able to get it to work under XP but I was never able to get the 64bit Windows 7 version to work. I went through a few mails with the developer who didn’t have a 64bit Windows based PC  so all he was able to say was “<insert name>  has got it working but I’ve got no way to test / debug it” so I never got any further with it.

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> It was great while it worked but I moved on from Windows XP a long, long time ago now.

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> From: Andre Huijts

>>>>>>>> Sent: ‎11‎ ‎November‎ ‎2012 ‎21‎:‎49

>>>>>>>> To: Technical Tools Mail List

>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Techtoolslist] OmniFlop

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> I did a test with OmniFlop and it reports that the Fluke floppies have the following format:

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> 80/2/18/512

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> My guess is

>>>>>>>> 80 tracks

>>>>>>>> 2 sides

>>>>>>>> 18 sectors per track

>>>>>>>> 512 bytes per sector

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> I did notice the floppy format was mentioned somewhere in the Fluke docs but I forgot in which....will try to find it but if anyone else already knows......please confirm this is correct or not...

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPad

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> Op 11 nov. 2012 om 22:35 heeft Andre Huijts<a.huijts at upcmail.nl>  het volgende geschreven:

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>                 

>>>>>>>>> Guys,

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>> I found this very promising looking program to back up the Fluke 9100 floppies:

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>> http://www.shlock.co.uk/Utils/OmniFlop/OmniFlop.htm

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>> I like it because it runs under Windows, yes even W7 and it supports a load of formats, amongst them OS-9 formats.

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>> As a test I am now backing up the V6.0 disks. If anyone is able to recreate these floppies using OmniFlop and try them on a 9100a that would be great,

>>>>>>>>> I didn't have the time yet to hook up a monitor/ TV.

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>> Instead I dug out my PC which hasn't been used since 2005.....which eventually worked after getting some Raid 0 errors and the videocard loosing power because of what looks like a burnt power connector....

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>> Anyway, OmniFlop recognizes the Fluke floppies as Gravograph ISIS format, which is a computer controlled engraving machine.

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>> If anyone has a "spare" system they can try out these floppy images on so that we know if OmniFlop works for us that would be great ! :)

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>> Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPad

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>                   

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