Re: 141K Disk Image

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"Momo" <quality_us@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
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> "Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>> "Andy McFadden" <fadden@fadden.com> wrote in message
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>> > sers <sunfun82@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>> >> One example is the Rescue Raiders game.  It always ends up as 141 KB.
>> >> It's size is 143,488 bytes when unzipped.
>> >
>> > I'm still not sure what file you're downloading.  However, I tried
>> > Asimov/unsorted/rescue.zip:
>> >
>> > Archive:  Asimov/unsorted/rescue.zip
>> > Length   Method    Size  Ratio   Date   Time   CRC-32    Name
>> > --------  ------  ------- -----   ----   ----   ------    ----
>> >  143488  Defl:N    77978  46%  05-30-94 18:30  22ae00bd  Rescue.do
>> > --------          -------  ---                            -------
>> >  143488            77978  46%                            1 file
>>
>>
>> I have fixed the Rescue Raiders image and have it available.
>> If some people would want a copy, I will zip it up along with
>> a repaired copy of Battle Cruiser, the back of the Mockingboard
>> Demo Disk, and put it in my web site under Downloads. Thanks.
>>
>> Bill Garber
>>
>>
>
> This is a common problem with archived Atari disk images. The solution I
> found was to use an emulator to copy the downloaded image to a fresh, new
> image and then use that image to write to floppy. Hope this helps...
> Mo


I used a hex editor and removed the header and footer.

Bill Garber