From my point of view, the diagnostic disk will only help you
in conjunction with the full service manual - the functions of
the diagnostic disc and the tests are described in detail there.
Omniflop should be able to copy the diagnostic disk, as it does
a physical copy of the disks.
From my understanding, the diagnostic disk software will overlap ROM
information, therefore copying using a Prophet 2000 should not work.
(Reading the service manual, this seems to be a valid implication)
The P2000 conventions about capacities is a bit odd.
The Prophets came in
256 KW = 384 KB
512 KW = 768 KB
1024 KW = 1536 KB
KW means KiloWord, one Word has 12Bits. KB is nowadays standard KiloByte, 8Bits.
On a 1 MW Prophet, you have two independent storage areas.
You need to manually switch between them (dot in the display).
No copy and paste between the banks or other access across the
magic boundary.
Therefore, you have to load both 'pages' seperately, one DSDD disk
per page.
@Matt: If you have DSDD floppies that are still 'functional',
your drive may be broken (replacements available at Winecountry).
My P2000 1MW has a HD drive installed. In order to put the HD drive
into 'DSDD compatibility mode', I need to cover the HD indicator hole.
Works fine. My disks may or may not work in DSDD drives, though,
based on the physical differences HD vs DSDD.
Burt
--- In prophet2000@yahoogroups.com, Matt <somatt@...> wrote:
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>
> Dsdd doesn't fit 1 meg right? Would this be on hd floppy? If so does that
> mean 1 meg samplers have hd drives?
> I have a p2002plus but I can't get my drive to save with dsdd floppies. I
> don't have any original disks to try to load.
> Matt
> On Jul 17, 2013 5:10 AM, "Martin Ator" <cyllall@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > The problem with the diagnostic disk is that the image is larger than the
> > memory capacity of the P2K(most don't have 1mb) and so it was not possible
> > to copy it using a P2K, and the P2K was at that time the only thing that
> > could make sense of the data on the disk itself to make a copy.
> >
> > It would be possible to do it now using omniflop(or similar) if we can
> > find someone with a copy of the original disk.
> >
> > Martin
> >
> > *From:* p r <pierre.ruiz1@...>
> > *To:* prophet2000@yahoogroups.com
> > *Sent:* Wednesday, 17 July 2013, 10:09
> > *Subject:* Re: [prophet2000] Prophet 2000 instruction videos
> > **
> >
> > yeah diagnostic disc would be much appreciated here too!
> > ****
> > On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 10:57 AM, dd_62622 <dd_626@...> wrote:**
> >
> > Hi 2000 users,
> >
> > I just stumbled upon an old 1994 winecounty partslist in pdf
> >
> >
> > http://studio250.fr/docs/sequential%20circuits/wine%20country%20nov%201994.pdf
> >
> > I noticed that in their 1994 partslist the diagnostic disk is still
> > availible.
> >
> > I know many have asked before but.. is there someone out there that does
> > have the disk and is willing to share ?
> >
> > another thing.. is there someone out there who has the Prophet 2000
> > instruction videos ?
> >
> > Let's call this archaeology : ) this material should be studied
> > and preserved.
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> > **
> > ****
> >
> >
>
