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Re: Einstein Applesoft compiler disk image corrupt?



"Dave Althoff Jr" <dalloff@gcfn.org> wrote in message
news:bsln1b$eio$1@acme.gcfn.org...
: Michael J. Mahon (mjmahon@aol.com) wrote:
: : Dave Althoff Jr wrote:
:
: : >Sean McNamara (sean@macassist.com.au) wrote:
: : >: Hi there,
: : >
: : >: I was going to try out the Einstein AppleSoft compiler
which is
: : >: available on GS WorldView and asimov - when I
: : >
: : >: BRUN EINSTEIN,D2
: : >
: : >: as per instructions, I get a DSK ERR - even if I switch to
D2 beforehand,
: : >
: : >: BRUN EINSTEIN
: : >
: : >: also comes up with a DSK ERR.
: : >
: : >: I've tried with KEGS, Virtual ][ and OSXII (all on Mac OS
X).
: : >
: : >: Does anyone know why this would be so? Does anyone have a
working copy
: : >: of this disk image they could forward to me?
: : >
: : >Does that work as a disk image?  Einstein uses the program
disk as a
: : >scratchpad for the code and reads and writes directly to the
program disk,
: : >probably bypassing DOS in the process.
:
: : But it would be _very_ strange if it bypassed RWTS, so it
should work
: : fine reading and writing to an image.
:
: : One possible problem might be that it is an RWTS that is
heavily
: : modified for copy protection, but I would expect a .dsk image
to
: : be deprotected.
:
: I just found something else that might be useful.  Apparently
there is a
: compiler disk rebuilder utility on the disk.  Try booting into
DOS 3.3 and
: then:
:
: ]BRUN REMAKE COMPILER DISK
:
: ...and see if that fixes the image

Before you do that, or if you keep an original
copy of the image, please email it to me. I want
to see it. Thanks.

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprizez };-)
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