ATR of LJK Disk Utility?

[Steve Mynott]

Is this available? I've search high and low and can't find it!

[FULS]

Maybe one of these?

Ljk.zip

 

Doug

[+Ripdubski]

None of those in the zip. I have been unable to locate the disk utility. I asked Ken Leonhardi about why they chose the custom disk format and it boiled down to random access and speed. He no longer had any copies of this utility or the * Perfects as the rights to the whole suite were sold to WordPerfect long ago. He did say they probably should have released their own DOS. He had some interesting things to say.

 

The utility in question allows you to copy files to and from an LJK data disk to a standard Atari DOS disk. It would be a good find if someone can locate it.

 

Interview link: http://computingpioneers.com/index.php/Ken_Leonhardi

 

Inverse ATASCII episode featuring the interview and Letter Perfect: http://inverseatascii.info/2014/10/14/s1e2-ljk-letter-perfect/

Note Ken didn't want to be recorded.

[Steve Mynott]

None of those in the zip. I have been unable to locate the disk utility. I asked Ken Leonhardi about why they chose the custom disk format and it boiled down to random access and speed. He no longer had any copies of this utility or the * Perfects as the rights to the whole suite were sold to WordPerfect long ago. He did say they probably should have released their own DOS. He had some interesting things to say.

 

The utility in question allows you to copy files to and from an LJK data disk to a standard Atari DOS disk. It would be a good find if someone can locate it.

 

Interview link: http://computingpioneers.com/index.php/Ken_Leonhardi

 

Inverse ATASCII episode featuring the interview and Letter Perfect: http://inverseatascii.info/2014/10/14/s1e2-ljk-letter-perfect/

Note Ken didn't want to be recorded.

 

I don't even recall seeing the LJK Disk Utility disk back in the day,

[+bob1200xl]

This??

 

[MrFish]

This??

 

DSC01537.JPG

 

Yes, a Diet Coke would taste great right now!

[+Ripdubski]

This??

 

DSC01537.JPG

 

OH, yes, I think thats it!

[Steve Mynott]

AOIPH!

 

(ATR Or Its Photoshopped)

 

And don't spill the Coke on the disk!

 

[+bob1200xl]

LJKutilA.atr

 

LJKutilA.atr

 

There is code on both sides of the disk, so I copied as A and B. All sectors read OK.

 

Bob

 

LJKutilB.atr

[+Allan]

1045

How do you load the second disk? LJK stuff has it's own DOS/disk structure so you can't use another DOS to look at it.

 

Allan

[+Allan]

I found this on the web

 

"

FILE UTILITY — Letter Perfect uses a proprietary DOS which is not directly com- patible with the Atari DOS. The directory starts in sector 363 in UK DOS instead of in sector 361 as with Atari DOS. The VTOC starts in 362 instead of 361 as in Atari DOS. The FILE UTILITY by LJK is a translation utility which will allow you to make Atari DOS text files from Letter Perfect files. LJK Enterprises. "

Maybe the second disk are Letter Perfect files?

 

Allan

 

1048

[+Allan]

Thanks for dumping this, Bob.

 

Allan

1097

[AtariGeezer]

The 2nd Disk is a Dictionary Disk...

[AtariGeezer]

LJK stuff has it's own DOS/disk structure so you can't use another DOS to look at it.

 

Allan

I added LJK DOS to ATR Tools yesterday, it uses a DOS 2 type VTOC and Directory, but also uses a Sector Map for Linking Files...

[Steve Mynott]

LJKutilA.atr

 

LJKutilA.atr

 

There is code on both sides of the disk, so I copied as A and B. All sectors read OK.

 

Bob

 

 

Thanks Bob you are a star!

[Mclaneinc]

Nice one Bob!

[+Ripdubski]

LJKutilA.atr

 

LJKutilA.atr

 

There is code on both sides of the disk, so I copied as A and B. All sectors read OK.

 

Bob

 

 

Excellent. Thanks!