Re: Source Code and More Questions (of course)

Andy McFadden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>Doug Mitton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> How do I create a .dsk or .2mg image that is greater than 800K?  I
>> have some working configured Merlin16+ and GS/OS disks on 1.44Meg and
>> SCSI drive partitions that I'd like to convert.
>
>If you run Windows, CiderPress (http://www.faddensoft.com/) can convert
>ProDOS disk images to ShrinkIt file archives and vice-versa.
>
>> It looks like Asimov will only use a 5.25" drive, and dsk2file and
>> Shrinkit8 up to 800K and Shrinkit 16 locks up on the disk archive
>> option.  Any other options I haven't uncovered yet?
>
>ShrinkIt isn't likely to work with 1.44MB disks.  You can use Sheppy's
>volume image tool (http://www.sheppyware.net/, look for ImageMaker
>in the Apple II section) to convert floppies and hard drive images to
>ProDOS-ordered image files that work with emulators like KEGS.
>
>I made an ImageMaker backup of my hard drive partitions as well as a
>GSHK file-by-file backup of all files and copied them through a network
>connection.  The hard drive image works fine with KEGS.  Someday XGS
>might even be compatible.

Thanks for the information!  I also discovered that the 1.44Meg disk
images can be made right on my Linux machine, I use the ...

dd if=/dev/fd0 of=filename.raw

... and they work just fine.  A 245Mhz //gs is quite fun!   :-)

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