Farb Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 @BigBen One question - I can't read the disk label on your Synapse New York City disk - is it the dual release with Electrician on the back? I'm assuming so because there is a dump of Electrician but I don't see a disk in your photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarxx Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 A few stragglers from Collection 3. Original 2 disk set which would come bundled with UK 1050 drives. The Pay-Off (already in collection), Home Filing Manager and Atari Graphics Demo. Non original disk images - Beneath the Pyramids, Bio-Defense, Vaults of Zurich. New 13-05-2018.zip Re-scanned this manual with a lower dpi for a more reasonable size. Birth of the Phoenix.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Any problem with the AA server, downloads are incredibly slow even for 19mb files..Talking 41 mins to finish..Had it with 3 files earlier... ?? Just wondered if there's an issue.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Solo Flight should be Solo Flight - Second Edition. Confused with the Spy Hunter disk. According to your picture, shouldn't it be US Gold? Are the SEGA and US Gold releases 100% the same? Thanks! -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farb Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 Confused with the Spy Hunter disk. According to your picture, shouldn't it be US Gold? Are the SEGA and US Gold releases 100% the same? We have examples of original Sega and U.S. Gold disks that are identical. Of course that doesn‘t mean they all are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBen Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 (edited) Thanks for the warm welcome. I like to join you. In addition, I can check my disks collection for function and replace defective disks.@ijor: Thanks for the tip. I knew the problem with fragile floppy disks. Look at the Drobzone picture. There are two tracks in the magnetic disk, but it was not mine. Since only helps to renew the disk.@Farb: Synapse - One Disk with two sides. You can see it on the lable.Here are the next floppies. MS-Copy and Im Namen des Koenigs have a MFM track in FM format for copy protection.The ATX format does not support this. PaperClip use a Joystick Dongle. Part IV.zip Part V.zip Edited May 13, 2018 by BigBen 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBen Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 The next update.Zaxxon is not running anymore. Does anyone have a working ATX file?I would like to restore the original disk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBen Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 The next update.Zaxxon is not running anymore. Does anyone have a working ATX file?I would like to restore the original disk. Part VI.zip Part VII.zip Part VIII.zip Zaxxon__Datasoft__defect.zip 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarxx Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 The next update. Zaxxon is not running anymore. Does anyone have a working ATX file? I would like to restore the original disk. Image of mine. Zaxxon (1983)(Datasoft)(US)OS-B.zip 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBen Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Thank you Zarxx for the files.Next small update. PartIX.zip 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DjayBee Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 The next update. Zaxxon is not running anymore. Does anyone have a working ATX file? I would like to restore the original disk. Zaxxon actually does work but it is the version which is mega-picky about the OS in the Atari. It only works with NTSC OS-A and OS-B (unpatched!). You seem to have forgotten to dump the B-sides of Winter Olympiad. And as a note: The B-sides of the Spy vs. Spy Trilogy are copies of the respective A-sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBen Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Zaxxon actually does work but it is the version which is mega-picky about the OS in the Atari. It only works with NTSC OS-A and OS-B (unpatched!). You seem to have forgotten to dump the B-sides of Winter Olympiad. And as a note: The B-sides of the Spy vs. Spy Trilogy are copies of the respective A-sides. About Zaxxon - Thanks for the information. OK, make a new dump form Winter Olympiad. Spy vs. Spy trilogy - I have both sides read in for security. Winter_Olympiad_88__Tynesoft.zip 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBen Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 This is my complete Electronic Arts collection for our 8-bit Atari. If there is still a game or application of ECA, please report.There are also games in the same ECA cover design. Have fun... ElectronicArts_1.zip ElectronicArts_2.zip Games in ECA cover_1.zip Games in ECA cover_2.zip 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+kheller2 Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 The next update. Zaxxon is not running anymore. Does anyone have a working ATX file? I would like to restore the original disk. why is AR The Dungeon stamped with the words "DEMO" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBen Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 (edited) why is AR The Dungeon stamped with the words "DEMO" ? This was a dealer version and was stamped with the reference demo. Edited May 17, 2018 by BigBen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Does Age of Adventure have two sides? Allan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBen Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Does Age of Adventure have two sides? Allan Thanks Allan! Age of Adventure and Super Boulder Dash have a second page. Age of Adventure Side 1 - Ali Baba & the forty thieves - Side 2 The Return of the Heracles Super Boulder Dash - Side1 Boulder Dash I, Side2 Boulder Dash II Here are the right dumps. Age_of_Adventure__ECA.zip Super_BoulderDash__ECA.zip 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBen Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Here are the Synapse Games. Unfortunately, two floppy disks, Drelbs and Zeppelin, are broken. The magnetic coating much already when turning the disk as pieces from the shell. I would like to renew both. Is there already a backup of these disks? Synapse.zip 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ijor Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Here are the Synapse Games ... Wooow !!! You have there a good, working, undamaged dump of Alley Cat. That is almost a dream come true. Thanks Yes, Zeppelin is much worse and almost every copy is severely damaged. But it is much more common. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarxx Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Here are the Synapse Games. Unfortunately, two floppy disks, Drelbs and Zeppelin, are broken. The magnetic coating much already when turning the disk as pieces from the shell. I would like to renew both. Is there already a backup of these disks? Here you go. Drelbs (1983)(Synapse Software)(US)OS-B.zip Zeppelin (1983)(Synapse Software)(US).zip 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBen Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Here you go. Drelbs (1983)(Synapse Software)(US)OS-B.zip Zeppelin (1983)(Synapse Software)(US).zip Pefect, thanks Zarxx. The next part is here. Part X.zip Part XI.zip 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBen Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 (edited) The additional disks from MicroLeague Baseball have been added.All of these games by Databyte have 26 sectors on track 37. The ATX files are not running.What value must be at a8rawconv behind -p at 26 sectors to make a copy of the disk?Mr.Robot and his Robot FactoryBoulder Dash Construction SetMontezuma´s RevengeSpy vs SpyAtztec- from Databyte - Track 37 with 26 sectorsDefective are the diskettes of LeaderBoard and Mercenary - The Second Citiy.Mercenary copied the C64 and Atari versions on the same floppy side, bad attempt. Part XII.zip Part XIII.zip Part XIV.zip Part XV.zip Edited May 20, 2018 by BigBen 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Hmmm, think I had two or three diskettes where the C64 and A8 version were on the same diskside (mostly Mastertronic). These disks did not have copy protection at all, the unreadable data was the C64 version and a copy with a normal sectorcopy program worked fine (simply ignoring all unreadable sectors of the C64 version)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMenard Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Pretty much a noob when it comes to preservation... So I've got a few question if you don't mind. How do you deal with copy protection? What software/hardware are you using? When you "rip" a copy protected disk, can you dump it back on a new disk and still have the copy protection intact? Do you also preserve the manuals and copy protection devices? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ijor Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 All of these games by Databyte have 26 sectors on track 37. The ATX files are not running. I'm not at home to check your dumps. But many (most) Databyte copy protected titles are PAL only. Not the game itself, but it is the timing of the protection that is very tight and requires PAL timing. So make sure your emulator is configured for PAL setup. And the disk drive must also be configured for a plain Atari drive with accurate timing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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