Re: I want to blow up my IIgs

[bguenter@rummelplatz.uni-mannheim.de (Boris Guenter)]

Nathan Mates wrote:

>   Tip: stay away from pirated disk images. Legitimate software
>unpackers like Shrinkit make it *MUCH* harder to toast your disks.

Another particularly constructive reply from the master of FAQs.
Applause, fans!

I doubt that I could give such an enlightened answer, but I will try..

TWS (adoyson@nccn.net) wrote:
: How do I find out what type of damage was done to the disk/ how to fix
: it?  The disk is supposed to be a Prodos volume, about 32 megabytes.
: The disk is on a Focus hard drive card.
: Will copy II+ fix it for me?  I will probably have to find a disk repair
: program, because I don't think I own anything that will do the trick.

Do NOT use Copy II+ at all costs! It can't handle forked files and
may cause additional damage to your HD.

The best disk repair program for the IIgs is ProSel16 which is still
commercial. You can buy it from Charlie's Appleseeds, which is
listed in Nathan's A2 vendors list (if he doesn't post, he is more
useful). May cost a few bucks, but may be worth the price.

If your emulator can use .dsk images, use the Asimov freeware program
instead of DSK2FILE, it's much more convenient and reliable.

                             Greetings!

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