[emu71] - about :HDRIVE1

[Dave Frederickson]

(03-29-2015 12:28 AM)MattiMark Wrote:  Questions:
1. How do I format the HDRIVE for use with the emu71?
2. How shall I do in order to proceed with my task?

It looks like you're following Marcus' HP-71 Math RAM article. The problem is you're using Emu71/Win and Marcus' method uses Emu71/DOS which has HP-IL devices, like HDRIVE1.

To copy the MATHROM to an IRAM:
1. Use ROMCOPY to copy the ROM to a LIF file.
2. Use ROMCOPY to copy the file from the LIF file to the IRAM.
3. POKE the first 8 nibbles of the IRAM with zeros as ROMCOPY changes them.

As far as INITIALIZING HDRIVE1, I think you have the volume label and filename confused. Also, the volume label can only be 6 characters long. There are a couple of ways to create a LIF file. Here's one:
1. Create an empty text file and name it MYLIF.dat
2. Mount MYLIF.dat in ILPer.
3. Execute INITIALIZE :2. This creates a variable-length LIF file. There's also a way to create a LIF file that's 616kB in size, exactly like a 9114 disc.

Dave