Msg: 5839 *Conference*

06-04-95 10:05:18

From: RICHARD HANSON

To : ALL

Subj: TPDD'S

A question came to me on The Dock! via internet email.  My reply prompted his
reply to which I reply again ... this time with details ...

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In reply to your message ...

 > Further to my e-mail message of May 30 regarding the compatibility
 > of TPDD1 and 2 drives, I should clarify that I have recently purchased
 > a 2nd hand TPDD2 that came with TS-DOS.  Thus, at issue is whether using
 > TS-DOS to format diskettes on either drive, can the disks be read (and
 > written to) by both drives?  My interest is in maintaining two drives,
 > one at work (with my business PC and lapdos) and one at home (with my
 > M102 and second drive).  And, while I have already purchased the one
 > TPDD2, I have an option to purchase a second drive, a TPDD1, in good
 > condition.

Okay ... now I know the details and can respond/assist.  First, some facts:

        TPDD: format/read/write/kill/rename tpdd disks, only
       TPDD2: read tpdd disks, format/read/write/kill/rename tpdd2 disks
 TS-DOS v4.0: all the above on either tpdd/tpdd2 drives
   LAPDOS II: all the above on either tpdd/tpdd2 drives

Sharing files between 2 tpdds, or 2 tpdd2s is easy.  Sharing files between a
tpdd and a tpdd2 is a pain.  The tpdd2 can read tpdd disks but not write them,
and the tpdd can neither read nor write tpdd2 disks.  On the other hand, TS-DOS
v4.0 and LAPDOS II will control both the tpdd and tpdd2 drives and related
media. 

That's it!  Please use this information to make your decision.

At your service ... -Rick-