Re: EDD Plus Project

["Deckard" <deckard@a2central.com.remove-cp9-this>]

  To: Charlie

 > >> disk2fdi is by far
 > >> the fastest way to make archive images of them (.do, etc.).
 > >
 > > How many time for creating 10 .dsk files?
 > 
 > It takes about 30 seconds to create a .do (same as most .dsk images) image. 
 > So of course 10 files would be about 5 minutes depending on how fast you 
 > can stuff the floppies in and run the program.

 > Remember this is with the registered version of disk2fdi with the two wire 
 > cable, etc.
 > The free version can also make .do images but requires two floppy drives 
 > and is slower (time varies but usually about 1.5 minutes per floppy).

With my 256k Apple IIe platinum, 2 "disk II" drives, FASTDSK takes 20 seconds 
to create a .dsk on a prodos device (CFFA). FASTDSK is an apple II freeware.

 > Also, as Michael Mahon mentioned you can't read the "back" side of the 
 > Apple ][ floppies with this set-up.  I use an Apple //e with a duodisk to 
 > copy the backs to the front of a floppy that I use for disk2fdi.

FASTDSK can read back side of A2 floppies and the process doesn't require an 
extra backup.
Once the prodos device is full of .dsk, I just have to insert the cartridge in 
a compactflash reader and transfer the files to my pc with Ciderpress (which 
is very fast).

 > Copying on the Apple //e is slower than my disk2fdi setup.

With my apple II configuration, Locksmith 6.3 Fast Copy Backup copies a side 
in less than 20 seconds.

JM
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