Msg: 4672 *Conference*
10-01-93 01:33:17
From: RICHARD HANSON
To : ALL
Subj: WANTED
---- I need the operating system for the A&J Micro Drive. This is a machine language file. A long time ago (circa 1985) A&J Micro in Los Angeles sold a tape drive unit that used micro-tapes in the same fashon as a disk drive, i.e., it had a directory track, and allocated files randomly vs. linearly--very unsuual for a tape drive; except for professional systems of the time, such as mainframe tape drive units. A&J sold this drive without the operating system (OS). Instead, they placed instructions and a program in their documentation that directed a Model 100 to log onto their BBS, download the OS, save the file as a .CO, and log off. Well, needless to say, the A&J BBS has long since gone. No BBS... no OS for the Micro Drive... no support for the Micro Drive... bummer! I know that some of you have an A&J Mirco Drive. And, I know that those with such a device will have saved their OS onto a conventional cassette tape. Please, find your tape backup of the Micro Drive OS and send it to me. I will make a copy for the archives, place it online in ASCII loader format, and return your tape. Thanks... -Rick- Richard Hanson Proprietor/Club 100 P.O. Box 23438 Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-0438