Re: 141K Disk Image

["Momo" <quality_us@yahoo.com>]

"Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> "Andy McFadden" <fadden@fadden.com> wrote in message
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> > sers <sunfun82@yahoo.ca> wrote:
> >> One example is the Rescue Raiders game.  It always ends up as 141 KB.
> >> It's size is 143,488 bytes when unzipped.
> >
> > I'm still not sure what file you're downloading.  However, I tried
> > Asimov/unsorted/rescue.zip:
> >
> > Archive:  Asimov/unsorted/rescue.zip
> > Length   Method    Size  Ratio   Date   Time   CRC-32    Name
> > --------  ------  ------- -----   ----   ----   ------    ----
> >  143488  Defl:N    77978  46%  05-30-94 18:30  22ae00bd  Rescue.do
> > --------          -------  ---                            -------
> >  143488            77978  46%                            1 file
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> I have fixed the Rescue Raiders image and have it available.
> If some people would want a copy, I will zip it up along with
> a repaired copy of Battle Cruiser, the back of the Mockingboard
> Demo Disk, and put it in my web site under Downloads. Thanks.
>
> Bill Garber
>
>

This is a common problem with archived Atari disk images. The solution I
found was to use an emulator to copy the downloaded image to a fresh, new
image and then use that image to write to floppy. Hope this helps...
Mo