Tom Ivar Helbekkmo wrote:
> 
> I've got a few RD5x disks to format with an old VS2K, disks which have
> been formatted on a PC since they were last used in a DEC system.  In
> other words, I have to go through the whole geometry, staggering, bad
> block handling and so forth with the formatter.  I've got most of the
> parameters figured out, but I need to know what the proper media IDs
> are for the various disks.  They're supposed to be rather large
> numbers that DEC disk drivers read from the disk to discover what type
> of disk it is.  For instance, I read somewhere that for the RD51 it is
> supposed to be 627327027.
> 
> Anyone have a list of these?  Source code to read where they're used?
> Any other relevant information on the VS2K TEST 70 formatter, like the
> best parameters to use for various RD series disks?
> 
> -tih
> --
> Popularity is the hallmark of mediocrity.  --Niles Crane, "Frasier"
There was a message on this recently.  now, I mean relatively recently
which means sometime in the last mumble days or weeks.  I stashed it
somewhwere.  I will look for it and pass it on as quick as I can.  I
will look on dejanews too.  It had a whole list including RD32 ids.!!!
bob
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