Re: Disk images...

["Arkain" <rwking@no.usa.spam.net>]

Yesterday, I setup Basilisk II. Excellent 68K Mac emulator. I used it to
load and install Disk Copy 6.3.3. Then I used DisK Copy to mount the Apple
II SCSI Utilities image... just to find out that those are the Utilities for
the High Speed card. RATS!!!!!

Do you know what bugs me the most about these SCSI cards? Unlike every other
piece of equipment designed for the Apple II, these old SCSI cards didnt
come with any programming instructions or drivers!!! I have the original REV
B card, the original disks, and the box, but no programming instructions.

Fortunately someone has offerred to send me a REV C ROM. At least that'll
let me use chinook! I guess I'm going to have to find some smartport
documentation to learn how to program it.

R. King

Phoenyx <quazar@dcnet2000.com> wrote in message
39CB0835.2DC66020@dcnet2000.com">news:39CB0835.2DC66020@dcnet2000.com...
> Arkain wrote:
> >
> > Simple. The image file is an 835K image file of an 800K disk. The extra
> > I can only assume to be Disk Copy meta-info. Either way, I wanted to
> > load the image under KEGS to copy the actual utilities to a 140K image
> > file so I can transfer it to my REAL IIe and partition/format the SCSI
> > drive connected to it.
>
> Ok, I think I understand. Try loading the image as a slot 7 device which
> usually doesn't care about the size.
>
> After a brief trip to the Kegs doc's, I found the note for converting the
> Disk Copy image. Use the supplied utility dc2raw which will strip the Disk
> Copy info from the file and let Kegs use it. I haven't had to mess with
> this and forgot about it. Once again, Kent has planned ahead and provided
> a very useful utility.
>
> --
>
> Thank you for your time and interest. I hope it was helpful
> or at least interesting.
>
> Phoenyx,
>
> Apple2 user since March 1984
>
> Links to Phoenyx's pages:
> preferred..... http://zip.to/Phoenyx_A2
> alternate..... http://www.tinyangeldesigns.com/Apple2