How to create floppy disks for use in a 1977 TRS-80 in 2018
Adrian's Digital Basement
Shown here is a 41 year old TRS-80 Model 1 computer. This also works for making disks for the TRS-80 Model 3 and 4/4P.
NOTE: Sorry for bad audio quality -- need to be more careful about how I hold my phone as to not block the microphones.
Requirements:
- Older PC with a 360k 5.25" floppy drive running DOS
- Newer PC running Windows (I tested on Windows 10)
- A way to get files from the new PC onto the old PC
- Blank 5.25" floppy disk
Software used:
IMD (ImageDisk) by Dave Dunfield: http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/img/index.htm
TRSWrite by Matthew Reed: http://www.trs-80emulators.com/trsread-trswrite/
TRS32 (Emulator) by Matthew Reed: http://www.trs-80emulators.com/trs32/
mTCP (Not Shown) by Michael B. Brutman: ** Lightweight TCPIP Stack for DOS I used to get files over to DOS machine ** http://www.brutman.com/mTCP/
Best source of software for the TRS-80: (For CMD and DSK/DMK files, click a file you want to download, then pick the "Download" link under text file.) http://willus.com/trs80/
Some more information on the TRS-80 Model 1: http://oldcomputers.net/trs80i.html ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM_eW7h07ew
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