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

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

I messed around with MUFFIN, but the copied disk doesn't work.

In bit-copying the disc, what parameters would I use?

Chris

Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> Chris Alaimo wrote:
> > These are 5.25" disks.  I believe the file system is DOS 3.2 (these are
> > from early in the A2's life cycle).  I tried using the disk
> > verification option in Copy II+, and it gave a track error for every
> > track.
> >
> > ERROR TRACK $00
> > SECTOR $0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
> >
> > And so on for each successive track...
>
> That's a 13-sector disk, so you'll need to bit-copy the disk.
>
> Since that was very early, it's likely that any protection
> is pretty simple.
>
> BTW, your 16-sector can read the disk fine, but if you want to
> *boot* it, you'll need to pre-boot BOOT13 from the system master.
>
> > Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> >
> >>Chris Alaimo wrote:
> >>
> >>>OK, Locksmith didn't work.  Does anyone have any insight into how I can
> >>>copy this disk?
> >>
> >>Getting through copy protection is a really fun game!  Some are easy,
> >>and some are devilishly clever.
> >>
> >>I don't know what kind of disks these are--5.25" or 3.5"--or what
> >>file system is used:  DOS 3.3, ProDOS, or "other".  That often
> >>gives some guidance about likely protection schemes.
> >>
> >>When you attempt a "disk verify", what result(s) do you get?
> >>
> >>-michael
> >>
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> >
> >
>
>
> --
>
> -michael
>
> New, faster SUDOKU v2.0 solver for Apple II's!
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>
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