+remowilliams Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 How do you deal with copy protection? It's read in with everything else in the flux streams. In the case of the Atari 8 bits to make 'end user' images with protection intact a separate program called a8rawconv is used to process the streams and attempt to keep the protection intact inside the VAPI .atx format. For Atari ST a similar process using a program called Aufit converts streams into the Pasti .stx format. What software/hardware are you using? It's usually a Kryoflux or SuperCard Pro with PC 5.25" mechanisms, some modified for flip side reading. When you "rip" a copy protected disk, can you dump it back on a new disk and still have the copy protection intact? Complicated question, simple answer - in some cases yes. Do you also preserve the manuals and copy protection devices? Yes https://www.scribd.com/user/5846146/remow 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMenard Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farb Posted May 21, 2018 Author Share Posted May 21, 2018 @BigBen, thanks for your continued work on dumping all these titles. This has been extremely helpful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBen Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 I have time and it's great fun to test the original floppy disks.The next parts come here, I love the inserts of Infocom Adventure. Part XVI.zip Infocom_Games_I.zip Infocom_Games_II.zip 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBen Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 And again... Ardy_the_Aardvark__Datamost is not running, please check... Part XVII.zip Part XVIII.zip Part XIX.zip Ardy_the_Aardvark__Datamost.zip 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farb Posted May 21, 2018 Author Share Posted May 21, 2018 (edited) Ardy_the_Aardvark__Datamost is not running, please check... Your Ardy the Aardvark matches a working dump we have (see attached) except your track 20 has problems. Two things are interesting here: 1. Your dump does not match a known, working dump we have of Ardy from a Datamost disk. 2. Your disk has a Datamost label but the title screen has a pink text color (as opposed to red) that we've until now assumed was only on the Main Street Publishing release. This disk is almost identical to the Main Street Publishing release. You can see example screenshots of the two releases here: http://a8preservation.com/#/software/title/1576 So either our assumption is wrong about the title screen color variants or someone overwrote your original at some point with a non copy-protected version. Ardy the Aardvark (1986)(Main Street Publishing)(US).zip Edited May 21, 2018 by Farb 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBen Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Thanks Farb, the game is running again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBen Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Next... Part XX.zip Part XXI.zip Part XXII.zip 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ijor Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 And again... Ardy_the_Aardvark__Datamost is not running, please check... The high score sector is damaged, otherwise it is ok. Almost sure it was damaged when attempting to write the high score on a drive that writing wasn't working correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farb Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 @BigBen, it looks like you are missing Disk 2 Side 1 for Atari Smash Hits Vol. 7? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor_x Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Farb: Not sure if you've seen my occasional reaching out to try and find underground apps for the atari from back in the day - wardialers, long distance code scanners, etc.. But with you seeming to be an archiver I'm curious if you've come across things like this and maybe aren't "preserving" them for some reason or another or if they are just as rare in modern times as they seem to be for me...? C64/Amiga and Apple 2 all have HUGE archives of this sort of software and I personally used lots of it on the Atari back in the 80's.. It boggles my mind that collections of underground software were NOT preserved it seems.. Your input would be welcome... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBen Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 @BigBen, it looks like you are missing Disk 2 Side 1 for Atari Smash Hits Vol. 7? I'm currently traveling on business and will submit the missing disk side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarxx Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Today's bounty. Manual included. First XLEnt Word Processor, The (1986)(XLEnt Software)(GB).zip 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBen Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 (edited) @BigBen, it looks like you are missing Disk 2 Side 1 for Atari Smash Hits Vol. 7? The missing file.... Atari_Smash_Hits_Volume7__English_Software.zip Edited May 24, 2018 by BigBen 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Robot Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 All I can say is the next torrent update is going to be massive! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 And soon as I hoped in an earlier post, its hard separating the wheat from the chaff with all the versions of games going up for checking, needed to have a new lump so the others can be removed... Not trying to hurry the guys up, just trying to suggest some clarity.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBen Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 And next... Goonies isn´t running, Disk with demolished label. Only one box left, then I'm done with the dump. I have a large collection of cartridge. Part XXIII.zip Part XXIV.zip Goonies_defect.zip 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 (edited) Best dump on a thread eva! Edited May 24, 2018 by Shannon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 (edited) Hi Ben, Tail of the Beta lyre image missing...Just for info Paul... To the team, keep up the adding source Video display for disks ie (US) or (UK) possibly (EU) for non English disks that are PAL, more important now with the artifacting on both video standards (ignored Secam for no reason really) actually matters.. Just some dumps are coming through with no clear notification (yeah I know they are for testing and not the end product) Paul... Thank you... Edited May 25, 2018 by Mclaneinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBen Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Hi Paul,you can find the game in the Part XXIV.zip file under "The Tail of the Beta Lyre". @all: Who can help me and has a dump of my broken games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seastalker Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Hi! Just posting as I may get a KryoFlux so I may contribute to this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 (edited) Hi Ben, only as a SCP image, no atx in there...Have no idea of the command line to use with Averys tool.. Ignore, learnt what the command line was and made it myself...Edit: but it crashes for me...Most likely not knowing enough about the main program.. Cheers.. Edited May 25, 2018 by Mclaneinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMenard Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 (edited) I'm looking into getting one also (kryo). Does anybody could recommend me a good, compatible, 5.25" floppy drive to go with it? I already have a spare PSU to power it. A compatible 3.5" would be nice also for future use. Edited May 25, 2018 by AMenard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madi Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 (edited) Hi Ben, only as a SCP image, no atx in there...Have no idea of the command line to use with Averys tool.. Ignore, learnt what the command line was and made it myself...Edit: but it crashes for me...Most likely not knowing enough about the main program.. Cheers.. Same findings. I guess that the conversion of The_Tail_of_Beta_Lyrae__Databyte.scp image file went wrong at some where in the conversion process of the original disk. The summery obtained from the conversion at the CMD (Command Prompt) window using a8rawconv.exe is identical to that in the The_Tail_of_Beta_Lyrae__Databyte.txt file found in the zip file. i.e : 330 missing sectors, 49 phantom sectors, 17 sectors with errors. madi Edited May 25, 2018 by Madi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarxx Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 @all: Who can help me and has a dump of my broken games. Here you go. Blue Max - 2001 (1984)(Synsoft)(GB).zip Leader Board (1986)(US Gold)(GB)!req dongle.zip Mercenary The Second City (1986)(Novagen Software)(GB)(PAL).zip Repaired Goonies, The (1985)(US Gold)(GB).zip 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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