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Item    1789588                 95/05/31        19:14

From:   DON.MASLIN                      Don Maslin

To:     H.JUNGKUNZ                      Helmut Jungkunz

Sub: Dina-SIG

Helmut,

Here is a squib on the Dina-SIG as you requested.  If you need
amplification, let me know.

 The Dina-SIG is an informal association of people who honor S-100, CP/M, and
other "dinosaur" computers for mutual support, education, hardware and
software trading, and good fellowship.  It is an affiliate of the San Diego
Computer Society.  We maintain and operate our own BBS for the CP/M
afficianado - The Elephant's Graveyard, 619-454-8412 - which operates from
an Ampro Little Board PC with a USR 16.8 DS modem.  The BBS is available 24
hours per day, seven days a week...

A continuing project for the SIG is its CP/M System Disk Archive which
maintains system, or boot, disks for most of the common, and many of the
more unique CP/M systems that have been manufactured over the years.  Copies
of these system disks are available for a nominal charge to cover costs of
media, mailer, and postage.

On a rather different subject, I had a query from a friend that I will quote
below.  If you can shed any light on this unusual piece, I'd sure be glad to
hear about it.  Anyway, here is his query.
 ====
 BTW, I just got a sample 3.5" diskette from a radio network in Germany.  I
 have never seen anything like it.  NOTHING I have will even begin to read
 it.  A few drops of KyRead tell the story...

There are approximately double the number of tracks per side on this thing
 as on a normal 3.5" drive--well over 100, at any rate.  The diskette itself
 has a stylized "TD" stamped on it where one would normally find "HD" or "ED"

on high- and extended-density diskettes, respectively.  The "media sense"
 and "write protect" holes are in the same position as in a 3.5" HD, but
 their functions are reversed!  The diskette lacks a brand name, but does
 carry the "Made in Japan" molded-in legend.  Have you ever seen anything
 like this?
 ====
                                                - don





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