Re: How do I ..?-- Save for SSI strategy games

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

"Dr. Charles Forbin" writes ...
> 
> Make a blank disk for something like North Atlantic 86 from SSI that
> requires a disk formatted by the program itself? I have a few games
> that need a save game disk, but can't get them to save on a blank
> floppy file.
> 
> Can somebody post a disk or point me to one?
 ....

     If you are using an Apple II with the original disk, a good copy, or a
diskette created from the copy of North Atlantic 86 on Asimov, you can select
the option to create a Save disk from the game's main menu. This will produce a
good Save disk. (Tried it with North Atlantic 86 downloaded from Asimov* and it
works fine.)

*The URL for folder with the game on the Asimov archive is ...
ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/games/strategy/SSI/


     This does not seem to work when North Atlantic 86 is played on an
emulator-- like AppleWin running on a PC. The game runs well; but, you can not
use the Save disk-- this goes for Save disks produced from both blank .dsk and
.nib images. Evidently, emulators (at least, AppleWin) can not handle SSI's
protected DOS. 




Rubywand