Re: 800k MECC Software

[grent@comcast.net (Geo3)]

None <no@one.com> wrote in message news:<cfgbh0hkcqmadrmu6p2ugcfo950f97jqjo@4ax.com>...
> I have been archiving a collection of software for a high school for
> use with emulators on newer computers.
> 
> I have successfully used MECCOPY and ADT to transfer 5.25 MECC disks.
> 
> I have not yet found a solution to create images of 800k MECC disks.
> I have attempted to use Copy II Plus, and am able to make one copy of
> the original disk.  This copy cannot be copied again, and cannot be
> transferred to a computer with disk imaging software.  I have looked
> into using software on the Apple II, and on the Macintosh to back up
> these disks without success.
> 
> I have looked into purchasing Disk2FDI, but I did not see any
> emulators which can use the FDI file format, or any way to transfer
> FDI files back to disks.  I also do not know of any way to convert FDI
> files to a more easily used format.
> 
> If anyone knows how to create disk images of protected 800k MECC
> disks, or how to fully de-protect them so that they can be backed up
> by normal means, please let me know.
> 
> Thanks.

Hi,
 First what are the titles of the 3.5 disks that you are trying to
copy? Most of the 3.5s I believe are the same ones that were on the
5.25 floppies. Copy by Zeb, will deprotect them so they can be backed
up, shrank or moved to another media.
 The ones that were double sided and in prodos, are hard coded. That
is you can not copy all the files to one folder on the hard drive and
have it run properly. Unless you change the code.

Take Care,
      George