[Info-vax] 8" Floppies

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 12/31/18 5:45 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
> On 12/31/2018 3:05 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>> On 12/31/18 2:54 PM, Stanley F. Quayle wrote:
>>> On Monday, December 31, 2018 at 10:51:12 AM UTC-5, Bill Gunshannon 
>>> wrote:
>>>> Assuming hardware attached to the a VS3100 that handles
>>>> them, can VMS read RX01/RX02 format floppies?  How about
>>>> write them?   :-)
>>>
>>> I have a VAX system that can read and write 8" floppies. Not sure what
>>> model it is, the nameplate is long gone...
>>>
>>
>> Might have not provided enough info.  I am pretty sure any VAX
>> that has a floppy controller can handle 8" disks at the hardware
>> level with the proper interfacing.  I guess the real question
>> would be does VMS still have support for 8" floppies in, say,
>> something after 7.0?
>>
>> bill
>>
> 
> I think I have distribution for VMS V5.5-2 and VMS V6.2, should that 
> become your only option.
> 

I'm pretty sure I do, too.  But going backwards hardly
seems practical.  Worst case, I would need to run some
flavor of Unix on the box and actually twiddle the
controller.  I can't do that in VMS.

bill