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  2. Posted

    On 7/21/2019 at 8:19 PM, CharlieChaplin said:

    Well,

    if it is the old Sectorcopy by Craig Chamberlain, this one will copy 720 sectors (90k), not 720k. It will read the first three sectors and then give an error, since sector 4 is double density...

     

    To copy 720k disk images with the A8 use either Copymate XE or Disk Duplication (or one of the up to 16MB programs, set to e.g. 80 tracks, DS, DD or simply 2880 DD sectors, with start sector = 1 and end sector = 2880). Copymate requires 128k RAM to work, press Return, then TAB (or vice-versa) and finally Start to read+write 720k. Disk Duplication works with 48k/64k, use full disk copy and setup for 80 tracks, double-sided and double density. Do something else in the meanwhile, since copying 720k disks on the A8 takes some time...  COPY720K.ATR

     

    This is my first experience with any floppy media larger than 130k.  I am learning.  I was curious as to whether or not Sector Copier would write past 130, and up to 720k.  Thank you for the clarification, and the advice.  I will try to play with "Disk Duplication".  My 65XE mod with U1MB upgrade is out of action right now.  All I have working is a stock 800XL w/64k.

    With my 800XL running MyDOS 4.53, I can format blank 720k floppies to the proper size.  I also can load up each disk with dozens of large-sized games.  However, I need to get a decent menu software up and running for these collections.  I am getting closer.

    Thanks again everyone.

  3. Posted

    On 7/16/2019 at 1:24 AM, manterola said:

    Anyway, here is a copy in atr of a 720k 3.5" diskette with games. Some games did not work, I guess the source files were corrupted..?

    gamesmypicodos_720K.atr 719.64 kB · 9 downloads

    Man, I was SO hoping this was going to be the one.  I used "SECTOR COPIER" (by who knows) to copy the 720k disk image from my pc.  During the read process, SECTOR COPIER gave me an ERROR 8A AT 004.  I don't even have the error codes for this software to tell you what this means.

    Thank you again.  I will keep trying.

  4. Posted

    16 hours ago, manterola said:

    I will try to do it tonight with one of my 720kb diskettes and post it here, just in case you have any problem.  

    Thank you so much.  I imagine I could figure this out eventually.  I'm somewhat of a newb.  Having a pro take care of it is always easier.  :)
    I am trying to figure out how to WRITE these 3-sector game-DOS menus onto a newly formatted disk.  I am getting there...slowly.  I have been relying on grabbing existing ATRs, writing them to newly-formatted disks using AspeQT, deleting the existing executables, then loading them up with new ones, using MyDOS 4.53.

    However, what I really need are ATRs formatted for 720k.  Otherwise, I am losing a lot of valuable space, that I specifically wanted, when buying this 3.5in drive.

  5. Posted

    On 3/31/2019 at 12:24 PM, manterola said:

    Yep. Doesn't work with double density but it does work with dual / enhanced density.
    Which dos are you using? Which drive do you have? The only menu I have used (the are many more) that work with double density is the one included with mypico dos. It is great for games compilations for the XF551.
    I am attaching a game disk with menu just in case you want to extract the first sectors and have the menu, or delete my games and add your own games to the disk.

    games999.atr 130.02 kB · 20 downloads

    This is great!  Thank you.
    I am still a bit confused.  I hope you can clear this up for me.

    Are you indicating the "games999.atr" menu WILL work on double density disks?  I believe the first line, "Yep. Doesn't work with double density..." was referring to a previous ATR posted on "Holmes" (Pirate's%20Treasure%20Chest%20A%20-basic.atr).
    How would I "extract the first sectors and have them", then write them to a new blank floppy?  The ATR is sized for 130k.

    I have a stack of 3.5in floppies, formatted with MyDOS 4.53 to 720k (2,865 free sectors).  I'd like to load them up with my game files.  I have the MyPicoDOS 4.6 menu up and running on at least one 3.5in disk.  However, the UI isn't my favorite.

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  6. Posted · Edited by TopGunBBS86

    The ATR of Ali Baba I downloaded also runs instantly from an UnoCart (and I assume other multi-carts).

    When I played Ali Baba in the 80s, I had to boot AtariTranslator or FixXL first. Then I could boot the game disk. Ali Baba was written for the 800 (pre-XL).

    Since the ROM I downloaded boots right from a cartridge, I'm not sure if it was fixed to work with XLs, or perhaps the UnoCart somehow boots the XL fix as a BIOS.

    Any ideas on this? I haven't burned my downloaded AliBaba ATR onto a blank floppy, to see if it boots without an 800 translator. Maybe I'll try that now that I think of it.

    Regardles...GREAT game to play during the golden age of Advanced D&D.

  9. Posted · Edited by TopGunBBS86

    Already covered? I tried a search, but came up negative.

    In the 80s, I used EPYX Fun With Art on my 800XL to create a lot of raster images. I still have them saved on floppy disk. I know I can boot a ROM of Fun With Art through emulation, and open these files in a Windows environment. Then I can just use a screen grab to get access to the bitmaps in modern software.

    However, I am wondering if there are any Windows-based image viewers that can open, or convert, these pics as-is. I have them saved on floppies in *.pic format. However, I am wondering if they should be renamed with the *.fwa extension.

    Thanks for the feedback.

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