Re: REQ: Mac DiskCopy Image with ProDos-8 * ShrinkIt or just an image of ShrinkIt?

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

8-Bit writes ...
> 
> I got a LC575 now, reformatted with 7.5.5, IIe Emulator Card and
> everything is working, but I am trying to transfer disk images (.dsk)
> back to original disks with dsk2file, and can't do much because of the
> filetype is not in basic.  I typed in the program seperately, but I
> get an I/O Error everytime I try and save to the 3 1/2" drive.

     Guess you are talking about a 3.5" drive attached to the Mac? The I/O
error sounds like something is wrong with writing to the diskette in the
drive. Are you able to CAT the 3.5" diskette under ProDOS?


> I found the ProDos 8 image off of apple's website and am using that, but
> can't figure out how to successfully transfer files over and get them
> to work properly.  Any help would be greatly appreciated, either with
> getting shrinkit in a disk copy image, or helping figure out what I
> can' save the basic file to disk?  I tried changing the drive to 6,1,
> without success.
> 
> Thanks, Corey
> 
> Oh, if you can email me the file, that would be great in HQX / Zip
> format so my PC doesn't corrupt it.  My email is at
> koltz@rrsd.k12.wi.us.


     If you are downloading .zip or .bin files under your browser, it's
unlikely that the PC is messing them up. Same goes if you download
practically anything (with mode set to Binary) via an ftp program (like Cute
FTP or WS_FTP).

     Not a Mac user; so, I do not know what sort of environment you have to
work with. (You may be better off under an earlier version of Mac System--
one that does not create forked files on ProDOS disks.)

     If your only problem is that you are trying to run an early version of
DSK2FILE (in BASIC); but, the file does not have the BASIC filetype, you may
be able to fix that using a type changer program, like TYPE CHANGER:

INFO at http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/Tchange_info.txt
FILE at http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/Tchange.bin


     If getting regular 8-bit ShrinkIt will make things easier ...

INFO at ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/useful.stuff/SHRINK.EXE.INFO.txt
FILE at ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/useful.stuff/Shrink.exe



Rubywand