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Re: Nibble Images ...

Chris M writes ...
> 
> Can someone point me to software that lets me do a nibble copy of a
> disk?  Any way to get the .nib image to a PC easily?
> 

     Unfortunately, Saltine's Super Transcopy (SST) was designed to transfer
copy-protected disks using just 5.25" media. It was not designed to create .nib
files you could store on 800k diskettes or hard disk. So, creating a .nib with
SST involves a transfer and combining process such as described by Andy.

     If you are not set up for transferring the disks SST creates via ADT or
some other NULL modem connection, you might save some bother using DISK2FDI to
read the diskettes on your PC:

http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2DSKETTE.html#007
http://www.oldskool.org/disk2fdi



     If the reason for making a .nib image is just to preserve Volume Number--
i.e. the original is not actually copy-protected-- you can avoid the SST route. 

     Just transfer the original (via ADT, etc. or DISK2FDI).  Then, under DOS
3.3 on AppleWin, INIT a .nib with the correct Volume Number. Copy the contents
of the disk image to the .nib-- e.g. use COPYA w/o doing a format.  (See
http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2FLUTILS.html#018 .)



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