Re: another newbie ADT quest

[cjyo@my-deja.com]

I did switch the SSC back to modem mode.  I just got a couple //e
motherboards in the mail today (yeah!) and got the //e back up and
running.  So now I have the ][+ hooked up to my PC for ADT transfers
and I have the //e in the other room for "work" and other activities.

The Prosel disk and a few others that didn't work on the ][+ are now
working on the //e, although the 80 column text is pretty hard to read
on my TV.  I still get some problems with some disks (from asimov).
Some of the disks show stuff like this on screen, instead of booting:

]
*B204 - A=01 X=00 Y=2D P=34 S=E0
*

I will try the method you describe of copying the files over to another
disk.  I will also check my version of ADT as you describe, though my
average success rate has improved.

Are there any .do (or .po) to .dsk converters for PC?

Thanks again!

In article <39730B10.7A5FA96E@swbell.net>,
  rubywand@swbell.net wrote:
> cjyo@my-deja.com writes ...
>
>      Since you have a NULL modem adaptor, you might try setting the
SSC
> Jumper Block for Communications (modem) operation (arrow points Up)
and
> inserting the adaptor in your cable. This may give more reliable
operation,
> at least for some telecom setups.
>
> > The ProDOS and Prosel images I
> > transferred don't run on the ][+.  Other disk had errors and would
not
> > start up at all.  I'm not sure if the floppies are bad, the image
files
> > are bad or they just don't run on the ][+.
>  ....
>
>      Any disk image which boots DOS 3.3 or ProDOS which does not
require 128k
> and has the DOS 3.3 sector ordering a .dsk file is supposed to have
should
> transfer okay.
>
>      There are a number of things would could cause problems. Of
course, a
> few disks may boot and start programs which require 128k-- they
definitely
> won't work on a 64k II+. A few images with the .dsk suffix are
actually
> ProDOS order images-- they _should_ end with .po-- these will not
transfer
> correctly with ADT.
>
>      As you mentioned, you may have some bad or 'weak' floppies. One
check is
> to start Copy II+ and do a VERIFY-- DISK and a VERIFY-- FILES (for
all of the
> files on the disk). If the disk passes these checks, it's probably
okay.
>
>      Some disk images use an annoying DOS 3.3 variant which tries to
show
> Track and Sector during booting and initial loading. This DOS tends
to screw
> up. If you can CATALOG a transferred non-ProDOS disk and see the
files, you
> could try copying the program files to a newly INITed DOS 3.3 (or
EsDOS or
> Prontodos) diskette-- except do not copy the HELLO and/or "turbo
loarder" (or
> whatever it's called). Then, boot the diskette and see if you can
start the
> program you want via a RUN or BRUN.
>
>      A few disk images are defective. From time to time users have
uploaded
> fixed, working versions of these to assorted archives; but, there is
usually
> a delay in replacing the bad .dsk files. (What are the names of some
of the
> files you downloaded which did not transfer and work correctly? Maybe
I could
> check a few to see if they are defective.)
>
>      There is a small chance that your copy of ADT contains a defect.
You can
> check your copy of ADT using ADT CHECK. For info about this see
> ADTcheckJUL2000.txt at ...
>
> http://www.grin.net/~cturley/gsezine/GS.WorldView/v2000/Jun/MiscNew/
> or
> ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/upl2000/Jul/ .
>
> Rubywand
>


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