Creating an IBM PS/2 Model 80 Reference Diskette

In case anyone here ever needs to create a reference diskette for an IBM PS/2 Model 80, (unlikely I know), this should get you started:-

Code:
mkdir /tmp/model80                                                                                                                                                                                
mkdir /mnt/rf7080                                                                                                                                                                                  
cd /tmp/model80                                                                                                                                                                                    
fetch -o - http://www.ibmfiles.com/ibmfiles/ps2/hamilton/rf7080a.zip | unzip -                                                                                                                    
mount -t msdosfs /dev/`mdconfig rf7080a.img` /mnt/rf7080

I'm not yet sure how this would be written to a floppy disk, or even whether FreeBSD still has support for floppy disk drives, but hopefully will give this a try in the forthcoming months.

PS other reference diskette images are available here:- http://www.ibmfiles.com/ps2disketteimages.htm
 
If that's a just a raw disk image file, then dd should be able to write it to a real floppy disc. No need to mount it unless you have a need to make changes to the image file before writing it.

Other alternatives in the retro computing world might obviate the need for a physical floppy disk at all, such as Greaseweasle or Gotek that simulates a whole library of floppies on an SD card and plugs into the floppy header on the computer. They are very popular in all sorts of situations, emulating floppies on many different systems including Amigas, PCs, TRS-80s, ie pretty much anything that has a more or less "standard" floppy controller. Not sure if they can emulate the 2.88MB disks, but I suspect they can. I don't think 2.88MB floppies ever really caught on anyway.
 
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