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Diamond Trackstar 128

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First post, by HomeLate

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A long shot, but I recently found a Diamond Trackstar 128 without any cables. The card was installed in a Tandy 1000 SL but that system is long gone. Unfortunately the cables which came with the card, are nowhere to be found.

I know the card needs a copy protected floppy disk to get the card to work.

I do have an Apple II floppy drive but not a 360kb floppy drive. Would the card work if I launch the Trackstar utility software from a PC with 360kb floppy drive and boot the Apple II disk from the Apple floppy drive?

Reply 1 of 2, by megatron-uk

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Is this what you need?

https://www.diskman.com/presents/trackstar/software.htm

Looks like they specifically have the Trackstar 128 utility floppy image there. It mentions you need a HxC or Kryflux device to write it back to a real floppy - so that means an appropriate floppy drive connected to one of those disk controllers on a PC to do it.

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Reply 2 of 2, by HomeLate

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megatron-uk wrote on 2025-08-14, 19:39:

Is this what you need?

https://www.diskman.com/presents/trackstar/software.htm

Looks like they specifically have the Trackstar 128 utility floppy image there. It mentions you need a HxC or Kryflux device to write it back to a real floppy - so that means an appropriate floppy drive connected to one of those disk controllers on a PC to do it.

Thanks for your reply megatron-uk. Yes, I read the information and downloaded the image. I have a Greazeweazle so as soon as I find a 360kb floppy drive that works, I create the floppy and test the Trackstar.

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