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Re: GS/OS FST files?
- Subject: Re: GS/OS FST files?
- From: "Glenn Jones" <glenn.jones@a2central.com.remove-4oe-this>
- Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:33:36 GMT
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To: RedskullDC
RedskullDC wrote:
Hi Again Glenn, David, Michael et al.
A lightbulb just went on!
Another possibility would be to pre-create some 32MB HDF files on the USB
flash drive,
and then use the file read/write commands at 512byte offsets, in blocks of
512bytes.
I think that would work ...
Would also be possible to read/write 140k .DSK/.PO files on the flash drive
the same way.
A normal prodos style block interface could still be presented to the
operating system.
Kills two birds with one stone. Easy back-up of real A2 media, direct to
image file format.
A simple supervisor program in the firmware on the interface card could be
used to select the current "image" file to use.
Kind a like Alex Freed'd pseudo disk.
Just ordered a couple of VDIP modules to play with.
Cool et us know how you make out ...
Glenn
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