Re: Sierra Game Image Doesn't Work

["Bryan Parkoff" <BParkoff@satx.rr.com>]

    I have done SST already, but doesn't work!

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Yours Truly,

Bryan Parkoff
BParkoff@satx.rr.com
"Jon Co" <jon@i-manila.com> wrote in message
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> 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
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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
> > 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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