Re: .nib Images to real Apple disks

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@garberstreet.com>]

"AppleCPM" <a2@wilserv.com> wrote in message news:70a0d390-
9e13-46b6-9167-4fd6dedb9184@g11g2000yqe.googlegroups.com...
> Hi, y'all!
>
> Step 1) Bill Garber sent me "FORT2play.do"
> Step 2) Copied "FORT2play.do" to a 720 KB MS/DOS
>         disk and carried the disk upstairs
> Step 3) Inserted the MS/DOS disk into my A3000 and transferred
>         "FORT2play.do" to a IIgs via serial cable
> Step 4) Used "DSK2FILE" on the IIgs to create a real disk
> Step 5) Used "SST" to create data on both sides of a disk
>         using the disk from step 4
> Step 6) Used "DSK2FILE" to create image file "F2BGP1.DSK"
>         from the front side of the disk created in step 5
> Step 7) Used "DSK2FILE" to create image file "F2BGP2.DSK"
>         from the back side of the disk created in step 5
> Step 8) Transferred "F2BGP1.DSK" and "F2BGP2.DSK" via
>         serial cable from the IIgs to my A3000
> Step 9) Copied "F2BGP1.DSK" and "F2BGP2.DSK" to a 720 KB MS/DOS
>         disk and carried the disk downstairs to this system
> Step 10) Used CiderPress to combine "F2BGP1.DSK" and "F2BGP2.DSK"
>          as "F2BG.nib"
> Step 11) Used "XVI32", a hex editor, with "F2BG.nib" to search
>          for AA AB AB AB AE AB AF AB
> Step 12) Changed the DE AA, following these eight bytes, to DE AB
> Step 13) Searched for AA AB AB AB AE AF AF AF
> Step 14) Changed the DE AA, following these eight bytes, to DE AB
> Step 15) Searched for AA AB AA AE AA AA AA AF
> Step 16) Changed the DE AA, following these eight bytes, to DE AB
> Step 17) Saved the patched image file as "F2BG.nib"
> Step 18) Fired up AppleWin with "FORT1.do" in slot 6, drive 1
>          and "F2BG.nib" in slot 6, drive 2
> Step 19) Pressed 'R' and was VERY pleased to see the source
>          work file compile and run

This is awesome, Willi, except that it still leaves you where you
started, looking for a program to write the .NIB image to real disk.
I can't believe no one has come up with something by now. I suppose
going from real disk to .NIB image was the most important thing up
until now. What about Asimov, or isn't there a NIB2FILE program?   %^|

Bill