Re: Looking for a couple of On-Line Systems disk images...

["Chris Alaimo" <cpalaimo@gmail.com>]

Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> Chris Alaimo wrote:
> > xorxif wrote:
> >
> >>Ah, hi res cribbage. I still play that to this day, and I don't often
> >>get skunked (anymore...)
> >>
> >>You can find it at:
> >>
> >>ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/games/file_based/fastgammon_gammongambler_hi-rescribbage_kingcribbage_microgammon20.dsk.gz
> >>
> >>Hi-res soccer, etc is at:
> >>
> >>ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/games/file_based/hi-resbaseball_hi-resfootball_hi-ressoccer_foosball.dsk.gz
> >>
> >>
> >>But I encourage you to continue to keep going to figure out the copy
> >>protection, because that's always great fun too.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>--
> >>
> >>
> >>--
> >>
> >>- xorxif
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > This leads me to my next question though, which I think should be much
> > simpler.  How do I extract only those games from the disk images, and
> > create standalone disks?
>
> The cracked games are executable binary files on a DOS 3.3 disk with a
> small file selector added.  They are put together on the disk because
> they will fit and thus take up fewer disks than if packaged separately.
>
> If you want to make a disk that runs one game automatically, INIT a
> DOS 3.3 disk and use Copy II Plus to copy the desired game file to
> the disk.  Then use Copy II Plus to "CHANGE BOOT PROGRAM" to the
> binary file.
>
> -michael
>
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Sounds easy enough, thanks.

Looks like there is something wrong with the startup page on the soccer
game though.  I'll have to try to fix that, which I am not yet able to
do, but hopefully I will soon!

Chris