Sparta dos disk or floppy

[MoonJammer]

Anybody have a copy of Sparta dos on floppy 5.25 they could send me ? I've been using 2.5 and once had sparta dos. I'm typing in old basic  (Antic ect.) programs and once they are completed I can send them off to who ever wants then on floppy. I still have a working xe130 computer and  working drive. The 1050 was working but I suspect now a bad IO connection. Any suggestions would help.

[TGB1718]

These days it's worth getting a floppy emulator even if you still use "real" hardware, my personal

favorite is SDrive Max, but you can also get SIO2USB, or hook up to your PC via USB/Serial to Respqt.

 

There are other solutions too.

[djmat56]

where are you based?

[+Larry]

As TGB1718 said, a floppy emulator is really useful. It will present you with great possibilities for getting software for your A8, starting with atarimania.com.  My favorite is APE from atarimax.com, but RespeQt is very good also, and free. Check out the hardware/device options from The Brewing Academy or even eBay.  You won't have to deal with overseas shipping. (If you are in the U.S.)  The strong suit of the SIO2PC solution is it gives you the power of Windows (or a Mac solution).  The "downside" is it requires a PC of some type to be connected to your Atari.

 

There are several good videos on YouTube about the various SIO2PC, SIO2SD, and SDrive  solutions.  Search "SIO2PC Atari".  This would be a good place to start.

[djmat56]

If you're in the UK I was offering to send you some disks.