[sebhc] Re: [HEATH-TEMPE] H-89 Computer

[Lee Hart]

>> The main challenge is to find the software to format the hard
>> drive (the Heath PREP and PART programs) for a "normal" disk
>> and operating system. Heath only supplied PREP and PART on an
>> 8" floppy that would only boot and work in their H67 10meg hard
>> disk system.

Dan Lanciani wrote:
> Were the executables themselves really tied to running from
> that 8" floppy?

I don't know. When I had my H67, I just know you had to put that 8"
floppy in the drive, and boot from it. PREP and PART came up with no
hint of what operating system they contained. And, this 8" floppy was
unreadable by either CP/M or HDOS.
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