Re: help with DOS.Master??

[Andy McFadden <fadden@fadden.com>]

Frank M. <frank_o_rama@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks. I think a large part of my confusion is not knowing how
> DOS.Master actually sets itself up on the computer with virtual
> partitions. Another issue is that i'm not using the GS-version of
> Shrinkit (which i think uses a different compression codec). I tried
> the open-apple-S trick. no dice. Shrinkit says the file is "not a
> recognized format" or some such.

DOS.Master allocates a contiguous series of blocks without creating a
file.  (Be careful with ProSel utilities like "Mr. Fixit".)  It's probably
best to play with different configurations on an 800K floppy before
settling on what you want to do.

You can find some 800K disk images with multiple 140K DOS volumes here:
http://faddensoftware.com/

GS/ShrinkIt can handle anything created by the P8 versions.  The reverse
is true for later versions of P8 ShrinkIt.

Sounds like the archives were damaged somehow.

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