CompuPro floppy controller differences

[Allison]

>
>Subject: RE: CompuPro floppy controller differences
>   From: Fred Cisin <cisin at xenosoft.com>
>   Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 12:41:53 -0700 (PDT)
>     To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
>
>> >	I looked at the CompuPro disk image on Dave Dunfield's site and it's
>> >for an 8" drive. The defining thing for me is getting a CP/M 2.2 image in
>> >5.25" format. I've found another controller, from CCS (California Computer
>> >Systems) that might work, too. So does anyone have a 5.25" CP/M 80 image for
>> >either of these two boards?
>
>DSDD 8" should fit just fine on "1.2M" 5.25"
>
>On Sun, 10 Sep 2006, Allison wrote:
>> All my CCS disks are 8" I'd have to look to see if the controller even did
>> 5.25 it's been so long.  I do remember the CCS used a banking scheme that
>> didn't agree with most of my systems.
>
>CCS did have some 5.25" disk formats (both 48tpi and 96tpi) supported.
>I have no idea whether they ever used them as boot disks.

I'd have to read the boot rom source.  Who knows it's been years since 
I read the FDC manual so it could be wired in, the controller does 
do 5.25.   I'd bet a penny there is no reason why not.  



Allison