DavidMil Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 I came across a disk with MACHDOS 3.7 and a few other files. Is MACHDOS a European DOS? The files I don't recognize are: CPY800PL.EXE ATASPRT (no extension) MYDOSPLS ( no extension) The machine will boot up to the MACHDOS DOS screen but nothing works (as in, the is no keyboard response from ANY key on the computer). I have to do a cold reboot to get the machine to respond again. The MACHDOS.DOC file is corrupt and the only way I can look at it is using DiskWizard. None of the three unknown files will load in Basic or binary format. I haven't looked at any of these three files in DiskWizard... yet. Suggestions anyone? Thanks, DavidMil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle22 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Manual: https://seriouscomputerist.atariverse.com/media/pdf/book/MachDOS%203.7%20-%20Manual.pdf Fox-1 has it here: http://atari.fox-1.nl/atari-400-800-xl-xe/400-800-xl-xe-tools/mach-dos-3-7a/ File: MachDos-3.7a-130XE.atr Hope this helps. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMil Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 After downloading the manual (thank you Kyle22) and finding a good download of MACHDOS ver. 3.7, I have discovered that all the files on my disk are the same as the downloaded version with the exception of the three additional files I had listed above. So, anyone have any idea what they might be? I'm going to run DiskWizard on them to make sure the files are good, or try and repair them if not. DavidMil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle22 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Not including your earlier offending files, is the MachDOS disk from the link I sent to you working? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Why not make an ATR/ATX and post it up for a look-see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMil Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Not including your earlier offending files, is the MachDOS disk from the link I sent to you working? No, I got the MACHDOS download from the internet. The one I downloaded didn't have the 130XE after it. I have downloaded your 130XE version also, and they do look alike. Again, Thank you. Why not make an ATR/ATX and post it up for a look-see The problem is that the files all appear to be corrupt. I'm working on them though. If I can get anything I will most definitely post 'em. David 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1050 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 The beauty of the ATR image idea first is not to have corrected files. You might not know which end of the gun to look at to put it in a manner that I hope is not too offensive to you. And certainly no offense is intended here, just the point that you might trample the roses so bad it's not a rose garden anymore. In any event an ATR image will capture exactly what is there now without your possible and not even needed missteps in "correcting" the files as is. The truth is "as is" always, we ask for the truth. A DCM file made of the disk would be of equal value as the asked for unaltered ATR. DCM is for all intents and purposes a sector copier that has it's data compressed and turned into a common Atari file format. It cares nothing about fixed or not fixed files either, just raw sector for sector imaging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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