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Re: Sierra Game Image Doesn't Work
Charlie,
You can't consider to obtain King's Quest II from asimov.net. Original
diskette and King's Quest II image are not THE SAME. It has nothing to do
with routines. In fact is that King's Quest II image is modified by pirate
over 10 years ago before it becomes available at asimov.net.
I consider to use original diskette that can be converted into either
dsk or nib. Both dsk and nib will not work on any emulator project. I do
use latest version of Kegs32 and AppleWin and other DOS emulator. It
remains the same problem. I will review original King's Quest II assembly
code in both dsk and nib and I might be able to fix GCR Drive Emulator that
is not implemented properly.
--
Yours Truly,
Bryan Parkoff
BParkoff@satx.rr.com
"Charlie" <charlied@NOSPAMbboard.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Bryan Parkoff" <BParkoff@satx.rr.com> wrote in message
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> > You got the wrong idea about FishWings. FishWings is used to import
and
> > export files from MS-DOS into ProDOS or DOS 3.3 images. I state below
> > clearly that I transfer KQII1.Dsk from Apple IIgs ProDOS to MS-DOS
through
> > PC Transporter card. KQII1.Dsk is only file that is already KQII1
Image.
> > I did compare ProDOS KQII1.Dsk and MS-DOS KQII1.Dsk that both binary
> > images are identified. There is no corrupt with binary. It will work
on
> > Apple IIgs 5.25" drive fine with no problem. Any emulator project will
have
> > problem with 5.25" image. Do you understand what I am saying?
> >
> > --
> > Yours Truly,
> >
> > Bryan Parkoff
>
> Bryan,
>
> I downloaded King's Quest II disk images from the Asimov archive to test.
> Those images seem to run alright on Kegs32r3 and AppleWin 1.10.4. They
are
> .nib images instead of .dsk images so it would seem that the routines to
access
> the disk require some type of modified DOS. I'm just guessing here but
maybe
> these routines also require the disk format nibbles (address and data
headers)
> to be present. These nibbles are present on .nib images but not on .dsk
> images.
> By the way FishWings does not allow importing of files into DOS 3.3
images,
> only ProDOS images.
>
> Charlie
>
> > BParkoff@satx.rr.com
> > "GarberStreet Enterprises" <willy46pa@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> > > Bryan Parkoff <BParkoff@satx.rr.com> wrote in message
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> > > > I have done all the procedure below successful. It boots Sierra
> > Game
> > > > perfect on Apple IIgs, but it does not work on any emulator project
such
> > > as
> > > > KEGS32. Do you have idea that it has gone wrong. I did turn off
> > > > copy-protected. King's Quest II has gone working fine without using
> > > > copy-protected scheme.
> > > > It must have gone wrong with Apple II Drive Emulator that is not
> > > > implemented properly. Please advise what you have experience.
> > > >
> > > > 1) Copy from original King's Quest II diskette to a blank
diskette
> > > using
> > > > Copy II Plus v9.1 5.25" BitCopy.
> > > > 2) 5.25" BitCopy did modify hex code in few sectors replacing
from
> > 20
> > > 00
> > > > FF to EA EA EA.
> > > > 3) Boot duplicated King's Quest II diskette. It has gone
working
> > > > perfect with no errors.
> > > > 4) Convert duplicated King's Quest II diskette into "KQII1.Dsk"
> > > > DiskImage using DSK2File 5.7f.
> > > > 5) Reformat duplicated King's Quest II diskette using Copy II
Plus.
> > > > 6) Convert from "KQII1.Dsk" into duplicated (blank) diskette.
> > > > 7) Boot duplicated King's Quest II diskette. It has gone
working
> > > > perfect with no errors.
> > > > 8) Transfer "KQII1.Dsk" from ProDOS to MS-DOS using PC
Transporter
> > > card.
> > > > 9) I select "KQII1.Dsk" in slot 6 and drive 1 in KEGS32, XGS,
and
> > > > another emulator projects.
> > > > 10) Boot "KQII1.Dsk". It has not gone working properly. It
does
> > not
> > > go
> > > > into double-high resolution. It gives a message in text resolution.
It
> > > > says, "P,%!3% ).3%24 $)3+ 1 (&2/.4)M!.$ 02%33 RETURN.M"
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Yours Truly,
> > > >
> > > > Bryan Parkoff
> > > > BParkoff@satx.rr.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > Bryan,
> > >
> > > If you can, try copying files from duplicated KQ II disk to
> > > PCT disk directly and take to PC. Add files to image with
> > > FishWings and attempt to boot this image. Let me know if
> > > this works. Thanks
> > >
> > > Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprises
> > > http://garberstreet.netfirms.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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