8 bit SBC with floppy controller for disk archiving [was: Xerox 820 system disks in Teledisk format?]

[Chuck Guzis]

On 10 May 2009 at 23:21, Andrew Lynch wrote:

> Hi!  I sent this message earlier but it seems to have gotten drowned
> in all the unpleasantness.  Hopefully we can move on to something more
> constructive.  If anyone would like to discuss disk archiving legacy
> formats with an existing low cost home brew Z80 CP/M SBC and Disk IO
> board I think the N8VEM project would make a great starting point.  
> 
> It does everything described by Jules and is common enough now to have
> a decent support base.  There are at least one hundred N8VEM SBC
> owners so that might be helpful in using it to archive disks.  It uses
> a standard Intel 8272/NEC 765A FDC with some extensions for use with
> formats other than the usual 5.25"/3.5" DSDD/DSHD.  Especially when
> paired with an IDE CF adapter I think it would be a very useful tool.

By "extensions" what do you mean, Andrew?  Will it archive Victor 
9000 diskettes?

--Chuck