Re: Sierra Game Image Doesn't Work

[jon@i-manila.com (Jon Co)]

Bryan, this is a perfect example of a non copy protected disk image
not working due to limitation of the .dsk format.  The sierra quest
games, if I remember right, needed to be disk volume 001 for them to
function properly, which the .dsk file format doesnt emulate.  What
you can do till the day that happens, is use SST (Super Saltine's
Transcopy) and make a .nib image of your disk.  More instructions
would come with wherever you get SST, but basically, one disk side
processed by SST will turn into 2 disk sides, which you convert to
.dsk, and transfer to you emulator.  Then you run SST on your emulator
to convert it back into a .nib image.

"Bryan Parkoff" <BParkoff@satx.rr.com> wrote in message news:<uaqdnVar0OAhT9OjXTWQkQ@giganews.com>...
> 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
> 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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