Re: Trackstar 128 Problems - Please Help

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Mike writes ...
> 
> Rubywand wrote:
> 
> > Mike writes ...
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> 1.  The Trackstar E STAR program wouldn't run and gave a "This Trakstar E utility is not
> compatible with your Trackstar 128 card" type message.
> 
> 2.  The Trackstar E TSUTILIT worked with my card and did allow me to create disk images -
> but without the rest working, I cannot really tell if these disk images are good or not.
> 
> Is there a way to convert these TRACKSTAR disk images to .dsk or .nib format for use with
> an emulator ?

     Under Trackstar, yes. You would run DSK2FILE to create a disk image file on your
virtual ProDOS hard disk. There is a Transfer utility for moving files from your
Trackstar disks to your real PC hard disk.

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> 
> On my old 486-DX 33 (where I installed the Trackstar 128 last night), the program gets
> further - but still doesn't fully load.  I get an error message :
> 
>     "Unable to load system - please insert Trackstar Utility Disk"
> 
> This may not be quiote the correct wording, but it is the general gist of the message.
> None of the 3 original Trackstar v6.2 Utility disks can get me past this message.
> 
> Has anyone got / solved this error
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     It may be an error relating to a messed up system file on the diskette. Or, the
diskette may not be bootable. The usual way to start Trackstar is from files moved to
hard disk.

     Trackstar (at least the E version) really needs just four PC files:

star.com
star.sys
tsutilit.com
filetrn.app

These can be copied from your diskette to a hard disk folder and run from there.


> >
> >      As far as I know, all of the Trackstar stuff available to users is on
> > USA2WUG. If you could upload the files from your Trackstar disk to, say, Asimov, it
> > would help to expand the collection of Trackstar materials. It would, also, make it
> > easier for other users to help you get started.
> 
> I will definitely do this.
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     Okay. The files you need to upload to Asimov and/or Ground are the PC files
listed above plus, if available, netmod.com and startup1.app .




Rubywand