Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

If you are running WinXP (any version) on your PC with an internal  
floppy go to command prompt and type:-

format a: /t:80 /n:9

then you you have an ST readable disk
(unless you have a 1.44mb disc fitted in your ST then just format it  
as ms-dos)

I would imagine your DD disks are in an extended format,boot your ST  
and use the Steem imager http://steem.atari.st/download.htm or MSA  
disc imager this will convert them to a floppy image that Steem or  
anyother ST emulator can read,you might have to do some disc swapping!



On 20 Aug 2013, at 11:39, k9k9dog wrote:

> ah..i was thinking the 2HD were ok for atari, and was about
> to get rid of 200 DD disks... since DD don't seem to read
> on PC. have to transfer over a load of old atari stuff i
> want to use. what's the score on this?
>
> --- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, Gordon JC Pearce <gordon@...> wrote:
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>> On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 12:26:17AM +0100, Jason Adkins wrote:
>>> The Atari DIN leads should be fine on PC too, the UA-4FX has normal
>>> midi connectors as well as usb.
>>
>> One thing to watch with cheapy USB leads is they can do some funny  
>> "interpreting" of the MIDI messages.  I have one that *seems* to  
>> pass sysex just fine but reformats running status so that it has  
>> status bytes, and won't pass "unformatted" data which is a pain in  
>> the arse when using it with devices that can present a serial  
>> terminal over MIDI ;-)
>>
>>> As I have said a million times before,tape the hole up on 1.44mb
>>> floppies then the ST will accept them although 720kb discs are not  
>>> that
>>> difficult to get.
>>
>> ... for about a week.  Just get proper DD floppies.  HD floppies  
>> are bad enough when you use them in HD drives, without trying to  
>> get them to work in DD drives.  The disks are completely different,  
>> and really should have had more of a difference than just one hole.
>>
>>> I don't know much about programming computers,but I do about  
>>> sequencers.
>>> The ST uses an interesting midi out which splits the signals into  
>>> out
>>> and thru on the one lead but I have never had a problem in 10 years
>>> ever with a standard lead.
>>
>> I'd forgotten about that!  20 years ago or so I made up a MIDI out/ 
>> through lead for my ST, and have used the MIDI through connection  
>> once, to test it.
>>
>> -- 
>> Gordonjcp MM0YEQ
>>
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