Re: Transfer a 8250 diskette

From: Spiro Trikaliotis <*ml-cbmhackers_at_trikaliotis.net*> Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 18:08:22 +0100 Message-ID: <20111109170822.GW30372@trikaliotis.net> · ml-cbmhackers_at_trikaliotis.net

Hello,

* On Tue, Nov 08, 2011 at 02:59:14PM -0500 Greg King wrote:
> From: "Ed Johnson"; on Sat., Nov. 05, 2011; at 02:02 PM -0400
> >
> > To scratch an existing file before writing it, use the "@S":
> > open 3,9,3,"@S0:"+nm$+",p,w"
> 
> It should be "@", not "@S":
> open 3,9,3,"@0:"+nm$+",p,w"

Right.

BTW: Because of the "disaster" of this functionality ("@") with the
2031, 1540 and 1541, I would not recommend to use this at all. It is too
easy to use it accidentially on these other devices, with probably
catastrophic results.

Bottom line:
  NEWER EVER USE THE SAVE-WITH-REPLACE (@) FUNCTIONALITY ON A CBM FLOPPY
  DRIVE.

Regards,
Spiro.

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Spiro R. Trikaliotis                              http://opencbm.sf.net/
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