PC to ST - again!

[Wally1]

hey gang

 

i would like to make 3.5 720k floppies of GODS (forgive the gentile spelling, my Jewish brethren)

 

but G-DS comes in 800k sized files.

 

 

 

what can I do?

 

thinks

 

WAlter

 

[pixelmischief]

An 800K disk is simply a soft-sectored DSDD. If you have software that can write the image back to floppy, you should be ok.

[ParanoidLittleMan]

With PC, you can write 800 K format only with internal drive, not with USB attached one.

SW for: http://atari.8bitchip.info/floimgd.php

[Wally1]

well

 

they said it wasn't possible

 

but all i needed was a little piece of tape to cover the hole across

from the write protect notch to make a hi-density 1.44 MB disk

behave like a 720 K disk.

 

using external USB floppy.

 

and, it worked. Now bunch of great games on mu UltraSaint.

 

oh I used PC (DOS) command "format a: /T:80 /N:9"

 

I will try software mentioned in Paranoid Little Mans link.

 

Thank you both.

 

Walter

[jefffulton]

I have yet to find a Gods disk that is under 890K. That odd format is much more difficult for a PC to produce than an 820k.

 

There might be a cracked version that will work, but Disk 2 is always a problem with Gods. It is in an off compressed format already.

[ParanoidLittleMan]

well

 

they said it wasn't possible

 

but all i needed was a little piece of tape to cover the hole across

from the write protect notch to make a hi-density 1.44 MB disk

behave like a 720 K disk.

 

using external USB floppy.

 

and, it worked. Now bunch of great games on mu UltraSaint.

 

oh I used PC (DOS) command "format a: /T:80 /N:9"

 

I will try software mentioned in Paranoid Little Mans link.

 

Thank you both.

 

Walter

720 KB is not good for many Atari SW, they use higher capacity (10 sectors/track instead 9), and that's simply not supported by firmware of USB floppy drives.

[Wally1]

well

 

a happy little compromise is

 

that I got a game called 'Onslaught' to work

 

and it is pretty friggin great.

[jefffulton]

I have not been able to get "GODS" to write out to any floppy. It's actually two 890k floppies. Even with Black tape over the the left side hole on a 1.44k floppy I can't get Makedisk to create that format.

[ParanoidLittleMan]

PC floppy controller can't create and write hyperformat - that's how 890 KB is called. You need Atari for that. Or try with other crack.

Hell, I looked what format it is in original - and it is 2 x 800 K (with lot of empty space). You definitely need another crack.

[jefffulton]

PC floppy controller can't create and write hyperformat - that's how 890 KB is called. You need Atari for that. Or try with other crack.

Hell, I looked what format it is in original - and it is 2 x 800 K (with lot of empty space). You definitely need another crack.

 

I had the original disk 2 for Gods (I can't find disk one). When you run disk two, try's to run its own disk-expander.

I have looked at all of the major cracks, and none will write on a PC. Had anyone created an image writer what will work on the ST?