fujidude Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Star League Baseball ROCKED!! One of my early purchases. Best friend and I played it back in the day, and have played it ever since to this day. Now we use emulation, but that game ROCKED!! Many intense battles. Yeah, I remember enjoying that one a lot. And a friend of mine would come over and play it too. Lots of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 13 of you got fed the full package according to the stats, maybe there should be 13 feeding the others ? I see Poland slurped some down maybe feeding a few other will make happy bellies on both sides of the pond! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon375 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Sorry, the Power Supply in my main computer decided to have a fatal heart attack today or I would have had this up on my seedbox much quicker. It's up there now, so it will be continuously seeded till the next torrent comes out. Thanks Farb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+poobah Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Seeding 2015-09-10 and the manuals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venom4728a Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Seeding here too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farb Posted September 12, 2015 Author Share Posted September 12, 2015 Some naming issues were pointed out in the previous torrent so here is an updated one. It also includes some new ATX images from flux dumps to replace Atarimania ones. Atari 8bit Preserved Software 2015-09-11.torrent.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farb Posted September 12, 2015 Author Share Posted September 12, 2015 (edited) A couple of people have mentioned getting involved so I thought it would be worth highlighting the different ways people can help out. The ultimate goal is for the preservation list to include all software released for Atari 8-bit computers and to have each entry become "green". The following three criteria must all be met for green status: 1. There is a raw damp for that title (e.g. flux dump for disk, WAV for cassette) generated from original media that can produce a working image (e.g. ATX, CAS, etc). 2. The dump has been verified. This means that it has been successfully compared against at least one other independent image (preferably from original media but can also be a copy of an original). For example, if we dump a second original and the two are identical we can consider it verified. Or if an ATX we create is identical to an ATX on Atarimania we can consider it verified. This is what the "Verify Count" column in the preservation spreadsheet is tracking. Files with a [!] in the preservation torrent indicate a verified title. 3. We have a 300dpi or better scan of the media (disk, cassette or cartridge), box and manual. This is what the "Media Scan?", "Box Scan?" and "Manual Scan?" columns in the preservation list are tracking.These scans are used to generate PDF files that are being uploaded to archive.org and being distributed in the PDF torrent. It's also worth noting that items in red on the spreadsheet indicate a problem with a title. It might be that the dump was made from a copy of an original or the dump appears to have errors in it. This is reflected in the files in the torrent -- if a title is from a questionable dump, it will have a in its filename. If it's from a copy of an original, it will have a [p] in its name. So having said all that, people can help out in a few ways: 1. Provide original titles that are not on the list or are listed in red. Some people donate software to the project, others loan it while others send dumps that they've created themselves. Although a dump of an original is the ultimate goal, we'd rather have a list entry in red than no list entry at all. So we'll gladly accept a copy of an original made with a Happy or Duplicator drive. 2. Provide titles that are on the list but not yet green. Again, original media (although preferred) is not required for verification. A copy made with a Happy or Duplicator modified drive works just as well. 3. Provide media, box and manual scans that are missing. These should be done at 300dpi or greater. 4. Verify and provide corrections to information in the preservation list. There's a lot of meta-data on the list and we want to be sure it's accurate -- company, release date, version number, whether a title requires BASIC, whether it requires OS-B, whether it requires > 48K, whether it requires PAL or NTSC, etc. 5. Verify files in the software torrent. The torrent is automatically generated from the preservation list so it's possible that if something was fat-fingered in the list that there's a problem with that title in the torrent. As you can see, there are a number of ways to help out. This initiative has consumed hundreds of hours thus far for those involved so anything others can do to chip in would be greatly appreciated! Edited September 12, 2015 by Farb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 I uploaded some new APX WAV files up on the Atarimania FTP section. If somebody can convert them to .CAS you can add them to the archive. If there is an issue with the wav files I can re-record them with different sound settings. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Jefferson Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 I have these original disks that aren't in your google spreadsheet I'm willing to lend you for imaging: Chop Suey Colossus Chess 3.0 Data Manager XL Express! Family Tree First XLent Wordprocessor Heathcliff Original Adventure SpartaDOS Multi I/O SpartaDOS Tool Kit Starcross Suspect Syncalc (two versions) Synfile+ TeleTari (some writing on the label unfortunately) Timewise Ulysses (and the Golden Fleece) Warp Speed Software Wizard and the Princess Word Flyer XE Term Zombies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farb Posted September 12, 2015 Author Share Posted September 12, 2015 @Allan, thanks I'm downloading them now. If you want to PM me with an e-mail address I can add you to the Google Drive share where our cassette work is being done in case you want anything. @Shawn Jefferson - thanks, PM sent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farb Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 Some more European cassette additions from Kr0tki: Eastern Front (1941) (Atari) Football Manager (Addictive Games) Geografia świata (Krysal Software) Inny świat (Mirage) Kampania wrześniowa (L.K. Avalon) Klątwa (L.K. Avalon) Kolony (Mirage) Lasermania + Robbo Konstruktor (L.K. Avalon) Magia (Mirage) Master Head (Sonix) Micro Rhythm (Firebird) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 ISP's generally no longer provide included access to usenet (unfortunately). For many, usenet access is now a pay proposition. Some maybe, I am with Shaw Cable in western Canada and while they no longer have their own news servers they have a contract with highwinds-media. The following is from pinging news.shawcable.net. Retention is currently about 100 days, pretty good for an ISP provided news server. newsfarm.iad.highwinds-media.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon375 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) Atari 8-Bit Game Manuals Update 9-16-15.rar Updated torrent for the game manual lover in all of us. Edited September 17, 2015 by Dragon375 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 (edited) Did you already find a solution to read (and preserve) flippies ?!? I think so, but if not, some C64 guys used a simple trick with two 5,25" Teac (FD-55-GFR) floppy drives to get the index impulse for diskside B of a disk that does not have an index hole - drive 1 (reading any disk, diskside A) gives the index impulse for drive 2 (reading diskside B) or something like that: http://www.oldskool.org/disk2fdi/FLIPPY.htm Since I do not own a Kryoflux drive, I do not know if this trick is also possible there, but maybe it is... (there are some more tips & tricks on that old webpage for C64 disk preservation with Disk2FTI, e.g. this one: http://www.oldskool.org/disk2fdi/525HDMOD.htm and a few others). Edited September 18, 2015 by CharlieChaplin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Hey, good links, especially the second one! Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farb Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 Did you already find a solution to read (and preserve) flippies ?!? I think so, but if not, some C64 guys used a simple trick with two 5,25" Teac (FD-55-GFR) floppy drives to get the index impulse for diskside B of a disk that does not have an index hole - drive 1 (reading any disk, diskside A) gives the index impulse for drive 2 (reading diskside B) or something like that: http://www.oldskool.org/disk2fdi/FLIPPY.htm Since I do not own a Kryoflux drive, I do not know if this trick is also possible there, but maybe it is... (there are some more tips & tricks on that old webpage for C64 disk preservation with Disk2FTI, e.g. this one: http://www.oldskool.org/disk2fdi/525HDMOD.htm and a few others). Yes, thanks for the information. A very creative approach! I'm currently using a modified Panasonic JU-475 to image flippy disks. Using Kryoflux I can dump both sides of the disk in one pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farb Posted September 26, 2015 Author Share Posted September 26, 2015 There are quite a few new updates. Thanks to all that contributed! From myself: M.U.L.E. (Electronic Arts) Last V8, The (Mastertronic) MidiPatch - Yamaha DX-7 (Hybrid Arts) MidiTrack III (Hybrid Arts) Oasis Visual Editing System for Ensoniq Mirage (Hybrid Arts) Saracen (Datasoft) - with help from Larry Soccer (Gamma Software) Star Fleet I - The War Begins! (Cygnus) Teletalk (Datasoft) Word Flyer (Electronic Arts) From advfan: Adventure in Time (Phoenix Software) I'm uncertain if this has a dump error -- does anyone have an original they'd be willing to send a copy of for verification? Lancelot (Level 9) Moon Shuttle (Datasoft) From Allan: Anthill (APX) Caterpiggle (APX) Codecracker (APX) Cubbyholes (APX) Instedit (APX) Keypad Controller (APX) Salmon Run (APX) Sketchpad (APX) Terminal Emulator v3.1 (APX) Ultimate Renumber Utility (APX) From djmat56: Attack of the Mutant Camels (Mastertronic) Gridrunner (Mastertronic) Kikstart (Mastertronic) Living Daylights, The (Zeppelin Games) Mountain Bike Racer (Zeppelin Games) Ninja (Mastertronic) On Cue (Mastertronic) One Man and His Droid (Mastertronic) Universal Hero (Mastertronic) From Kr0tki: Football Manager (Addictive Games) Geografia świata (Krysal Software) Inny świat (Mirage Software) Inside (Spektra) Kampania wrześniowa (L.K. Avalon) Klątwa (L.K. Avalon) Kolony (Mirage Software) Lasermania + Robbo Konstruktor (L.K. Avalon) Magia (Mirage Software) Master Head (Sonix) Micro Rhythm (Firebird) Miecze Valdgira II - Władca Gór (ASF) Mózgprocesor (Computer Adventure Studio) Piłkarski poker (Sikor Soft) Przemytnik (ASF) Quick Assembler v1.0 (L.K. Avalon) Robbo (L.K. Avalon) Roderic (Mirage Software) Rucu (L.K. Avalon) Skarbnik (ASF) Sound Tracker v07 (ASF) Spiky Harold (Firebird) Spy's Demise + Spy Strikes Back (Electric Dreams) Stack Up (L.K. Avalon) Starquake (Bubble Bus) Steve Davis Snooker (Blue Ribbon Software) Storm (Mastertronic) Super Fortuna (Mirage Software) Videograph v2.0C (Mirage Software) Władcy Ciemności (L.K. Avalon) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon375 Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Another update for the manuals torrent. Have at it! Atari 8-Bit Game Manuals Update 9-29-15.rar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Wow that's quite an update Farb, well done all involved!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fujidude Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 I'm still willing and able to do more cassette titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Has anyone come across a tape that squeals? I have Creative Computing Software's Haunted House. I tried copying the tape but I can't get rid of the squal. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F#READY Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 @Allan: what equipment are you using for digitizing? Are the squeals on both channels? Might need some high frequency filtering to get rid of it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 @Allan: what equipment are you using for digitizing? Are the squeals on both channels? Might need some high frequency filtering to get rid of it... I'm using a Denon DRM-700 single cassette deck. Can I do that through Audacity? Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F#READY Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Little experience with Audacity, but... http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/low_pass_filter.html Try to cut off above 6khz (that's far above the mark/space signals). You probably have to experiment a little. Let us know if this works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farb Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 I'm still willing and able to do more cassette titles. Thanks, Fujidude. I have two cassettes waiting for you and am just waiting to see if I can get a few more before sending them to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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