> > Oh dear. VMS would not let me MOUNT/FOREIGN, it said: > > > > %MOUNT-F-FORMAT, invalid media format > > > > So I couldn't mount it to do the BACKUP/PHYSICAL. > > > > What options do I have to image this disk? > > > > > > It appears that the format used by the Rainbow disk controller is not > compatible with the format used by the controller in the MVII :-( > > It looks likely you will have to run something on the Rainbow itself to do this > unless it is possible to extract the disk controller from the Rainbow and put it > into something else that can cope with it. >
I should have thought of that. I think my options are either on-box, or David Gesswein's MFM reader/emulator. My inclination is the latter because I actually bought the original board but then never actually built it because at the time I was enjoying the challenge of attempting to create my own such reader/emulator using an FPGA. My project faltered and I never found the energy to build David's, but I think I will now. Regards Rob
