Re: Copy][+ param. for Ultima V?

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Hidehiko Ogata writes ...
> ....
> Interestingly, the above param. seems to
> make a copy that can't create/transfer characters, but can activate
> music/journey onward.  I wonder if it's a "feature" of this release or
> not :).
> ....

     Probably, it is not a "feature". Maybe, the parms only work right
for the original release.


> 
> > U5MBONGS includes routines which produce a deprotected copy.
> 
> All the better, might try it someday.  Sadly for now, I've yet to
> establish a way to transfer files to my unenhanced 128K //e (I should
> know better, I know, I'm trying! :)
>

     NULL modem works well for transferring stuff to/from Apple II and
PC or Mac. For a NULL modem connection, Modem MGR, ProTerm, and
COMM.SYSTEM are some wares that should work as telecom programs on the
IIe side; Hyperterm and Telemate work fine on the PC side.

     The process and cables are described in the csa2 FAQs file
F002T1TCOM on Ground at

ftp://ground.isca.uiowa.edu/2/apple2
http://ground.isca.uiowa.edu/2/apple2
.

     The copier (named U5BACKER) in U5MBONGS.SHK makes a deprotected
Ultima V boot disk copy useable on a II+ or IIe that will transfer
characters from Ultima IV.


     Fortunately, there is another approach which you might try. In
Issue #62 of COMPUTIST, Peter Pebler describes a way to patch DOS in
order to copy the Ultima V boot disk. His process is ...

 1. Boot a DOS 3.3 diskette
 2. At the usual Applesoft prompt, do a CALL-151 to get to the monitor
 3. Enter ...
 
    B98B:A5 2D C9 10 90 04 E9 11 85 2D 18 60

 4. Enter E003G to get back to the Applesoft prompt
 5. RUN COPYA and copy the Ultima V boot disk to another diskette


     I tried the above and it did not work. However, it seemed to be
close to working. When trying to make deprotected copies with COPYA, a
'near miss' sometimes indicates that the problem is in the INIT which
COPYA does or that a DOS patch has shut off some error checking and a
copy error went undetected. It seemed like a good idea to try a
variation. The process below did work:

 1. Boot a DOS 3.3 diskette-- this can be for-real DOS 3.3 or ESDOS ][
or Prontodos. I booted an ESDOS ][ diskette. INIT a diskette to serve as
the copy disk-- I used COPY II+ to just FORMAT a diskette for DOS 3.3.
Either way, you have a copy disk which you know made it through a format
without bombing.

 2. LOAD COPYA
 3. Change Line 250 (or whatever Line in your version does the INIT
command) to 

    250 FT= 1

 4. At the usual Applesoft prompt, do a CALL-151 to get to the monitor 

 5. Enter ...
 
    B98B:A5 2D C9 10 90 04 E9 11 85 2D 18 60

 6. Do a RESET to get back to the Applesoft prompt

 7. Do a RUN and copy the Ultima V boot disk to the formatted copy disk


     The resulting boot disk copy was tested and worked okay for
transferring a character from Ultima IV and starting play on our II+.
The copy is deprotected and easy to back up. (The other original
diskettes in the Ultima V set are not protected.)

     By the way, the directions for doing a character transfer are not
entirely clear. At one point you are told to insert the Ultima IV
Britannia Disk. If your U4 charcter is saved on a copy of the U4
Britannia Disk, that is the disk to insert. 



> Incidentally, was there any different release of Ultima IV?  Mine has
> a setting for two Mockingboards, but it doesn't seem to utilize the
> second MB at all.  (I acquired the second lately, which should explain
> my renewed interest in Ultima :)
>

     As far as I know, there is one official release of Ultima IV.

     We have just one MockingBoard; so, I've never tried U4 with two
boards. One board can be in the standard Slot 4 position. If your 2nd MB
isn't being recognized, you might try moving it to a different Slot. My
guess is that the board should not be in Slot 3 or Slot 6.

     As I recall, Ultima IV's process for setting up access to a 2nd MB
is kind of cumbersome. You may need to experiment with U4's menu's and
options. Also, U4 may expect that one board or the other will support
speech. 
  


Rubywand