[Techtoolslist] Directory success !!! (for HDR that is.)

[Andrew Welburn]

hey john.. i sent a response about this but it hasn't shown, is there a 
spam filter stopping me somewhere?

Andrew Welburn
http://www.andys-arcade.com

On 12/12/2012 16:37, John Robertson wrote:

> David Shoemaker wrote:

>> I am really curious about the PARTLIB directory and what that is all

>> about.

>> Why are there TTL chips and connectors on the 9100?

>>

>> David

>

> The TTL etc parts are on the Library discs - these are so you can build

> Guided Fault tests...the 9100 is quite a powerful machine!

>

> The 9100A manuals, while rather thick, have many surprises buried in them.

>

> There are 9100A training courses in the files, you may want to review them:

>

> Fluke/PDFs/Training and Troublshooting/9100A Training (spll chck brokn)

>

> John :-#)#

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

>> From: techtoolslist-bounces at flippers.com

>> [mailto:techtoolslist-bounces at flippers.com] On Behalf Of Andre Huijts

>> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 1:44 PM

>> To: Technical Tools Mail List

>> Subject: [Techtoolslist] Directory success !!! (for HDR that is…)

>>

>> Thanks to Martin's instruction file about setting up RS-232 comms

>> between a

>> PC and the 9100 AND one of his e-mails about the backup utility I

>> succeeded

>> in getting a directory from the HD in the 9100.....

>>

>> I remembered that I still had one of those blue "Laplink"  cables,

>> very nice

>> null-modem cable with on one end a sub-9 D and on the other both a

>> sub-9 and

>> a sub-25 (?)

>> So that fitted perfectly. I used my ancient Toshiba T1910 that I recently

>> dug-out to set-up my Needham EMP-10 EPROM programmer. I searched a bit

>> for a DOS terminal program and I found CONEX75.

>>

>> I was typing messages from and to the 9100 right away ! :)

>>

>> Following the instructions about the Backup utility (which turned out

>> to be

>> already installed) and using the "capture to file" option I succeeded in

>> getting a complete directory.

>>

>> I could have used my USB to RS-232 cable and the Mac just as well of

>> course

>> but this was only to see if I got it to work at all...

>>

>> Reading further in the PDF I saw that it is not possible to just get a

>> directory from a floppy. (The only directory you can get from a floppy is

>> from a backup set, using the last disk of the set)

>>

>> Moved the file using "sneaker net" to the Mac and now I am going to

>> bore you

>> guys with the entire directory ! :)

>>

>> If there is anything wrong (that I should remove) or interesting down

>> here....please let me know :)

>>

>>

>> Contents of directory /HDR/

>>         Filename            Size     Write Protected    Date    Time

>>   ======================  =========  ===============  ===============

>>   Info                           47        Protected  09/11/26  21:25

>>   MEVALID                         0        Protected  93/10/19  17:12

>>   NDISKS                          2        Protected  91/07/24  14:48

>>   TEXT$BACKUP.DIR                 0                   09/12/09  22:54

>>   ZYSETIOMOD                    944        Protected  90/07/19  14:29

>>   ZYSETKYSEQ                   1120        Protected  90/07/19  14:29

>>   ZYSETMISC                     116        Protected  90/07/19  14:29

>>   ZYSETPOD                      628        Protected  90/07/19  14:29

>>   ZYSETRAMRO                     24        Protected  90/07/19  14:29

>>

> ...

>

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