Re: Directory success !!! (for HDR that is.)

From: Andrew Welburn <andy_at_andysarcade.net>
Date: Wed Dec 12 2012 - 14:14:38 EST

hey john.. i sent a response about this but it hasn't shown, is there a
spam filter stopping me somewhere?

Andrew Welburn
http://www.andys-arcade.com

On 12/12/2012 16:37, John Robertson wrote:
> David Shoemaker wrote:
>> I am really curious about the PARTLIB directory and what that is all
>> about.
>> Why are there TTL chips and connectors on the 9100?
>>
>> David
>
> The TTL etc parts are on the Library discs - these are so you can build
> Guided Fault tests...the 9100 is quite a powerful machine!
>
> The 9100A manuals, while rather thick, have many surprises buried in them.
>
> There are 9100A training courses in the files, you may want to review them:
>
> Fluke/PDFs/Training and Troublshooting/9100A Training (spll chck brokn)
>
> John :-#)#
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: techtoolslist-bounces@flippers.com
>> [mailto:techtoolslist-bounces@flippers.com] On Behalf Of Andre Huijts
>> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 1:44 PM
>> To: Technical Tools Mail List
>> Subject: [Techtoolslist] Directory success !!! (for HDR that is…)
>>
>> Thanks to Martin's instruction file about setting up RS-232 comms
>> between a
>> PC and the 9100 AND one of his e-mails about the backup utility I
>> succeeded
>> in getting a directory from the HD in the 9100.....
>>
>> I remembered that I still had one of those blue "Laplink" cables,
>> very nice
>> null-modem cable with on one end a sub-9 D and on the other both a
>> sub-9 and
>> a sub-25 (?)
>> So that fitted perfectly. I used my ancient Toshiba T1910 that I recently
>> dug-out to set-up my Needham EMP-10 EPROM programmer. I searched a bit
>> for a DOS terminal program and I found CONEX75.
>>
>> I was typing messages from and to the 9100 right away ! :)
>>
>> Following the instructions about the Backup utility (which turned out
>> to be
>> already installed) and using the "capture to file" option I succeeded in
>> getting a complete directory.
>>
>> I could have used my USB to RS-232 cable and the Mac just as well of
>> course
>> but this was only to see if I got it to work at all...
>>
>> Reading further in the PDF I saw that it is not possible to just get a
>> directory from a floppy. (The only directory you can get from a floppy is
>> from a backup set, using the last disk of the set)
>>
>> Moved the file using "sneaker net" to the Mac and now I am going to
>> bore you
>> guys with the entire directory ! :)
>>
>> If there is anything wrong (that I should remove) or interesting down
>> here....please let me know :)
>>
>>
>> Contents of directory /HDR/
>> Filename Size Write Protected Date Time
>> ====================== ========= =============== ===============
>> Info 47 Protected 09/11/26 21:25
>> MEVALID 0 Protected 93/10/19 17:12
>> NDISKS 2 Protected 91/07/24 14:48
>> TEXT$BACKUP.DIR 0 09/12/09 22:54
>> ZYSETIOMOD 944 Protected 90/07/19 14:29
>> ZYSETKYSEQ 1120 Protected 90/07/19 14:29
>> ZYSETMISC 116 Protected 90/07/19 14:29
>> ZYSETPOD 628 Protected 90/07/19 14:29
>> ZYSETRAMRO 24 Protected 90/07/19 14:29
>>
> ...
>
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