RE: Who owns a 8050/8250 with tandon drives?

From: Martin Hoffmann-Vetter <*martinHV_at_arcor.de*> Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 19:52:29 +0200 Message-ID: <004f01cf76af$c4d6f590$6800a8c0@mhv.webmade.com> · martinHV_at_arcor.de

Hello William,

>>> What about 2.6?
>>
>>
>> This is the DOS for the single cpu version 2031/1541/1551. This is a
>> 170 kb disk format (see DOS 2.1), based on DOS 2.5.
>>
>> It's in the right chonology sequence.
>
> The chronology may be right, but the functionality isn't.  Logically
> DOS
> 2.6 should have been 2.2.

That's not true. DOS 2.6 is an extends from DOS 2.5. It use only the same
disk format as DOS 2.1 and it implements a LCC (low cost controller). Have a
look at http://mhv.bplaced.de/cbmdos/20140522.ZIP. You can make you own
diffs and compare.

Martin

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