Re: Using SSC to transfer disk images

["MechCD" <mechcd@bluebottle.com>]

Ok, first off, the controller wasn't seated all the way. It works fine in
slot 7, but i'll move it into 6 since thats where all my software expects
it. Since I didn't have a working DOS 3.3 disk, i had no way to initialize a
disk. I managed to find one with someone's high school BASIC programs that I
could save to. With the controller plugged in all the way, and a bootable
disk, I'm on my way to backing up programs and creating disks with new
software. Thanks for the help guys! A majority of the problem was me messing
things up and not being familiar with Apple II disk work. I used them a lot
back in grade school, but I was quite young and I doubt they let us do
things like initialize disks.

Does anyone know Laura Satonik? If you do, I have her 1st period class's
programs

"Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast DOT net> wrote in message
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> "Vince Briel" <vbrielnospamme@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> :
> : Could be a couple of things. Can you boot into DOS and save
> : a small basic program?
>
> I can tell you right away the slot has to be 6, or
> go into the dump file with a text editor and rewrite
> the BSAVE line at the end of the file. It does specify
> which slot and drive to BSAVE the data to. Also, it will
> BSAVE to a 3.5" drive in Slot 6.
>
> : [snip]
>
> : You should make sure you have a good working INIT'ed
> : diskette in the drive you are trying to save it to.
>
> Absolutely, the disk should be init'd first. If you were
> dumping DOS 3.3, then you couldn't have an init'd disk
> but once dumped and before anything else, you would init
> a disk, and that is how you get a DOS over to a machine
> that has none. I started that way 2 years ago.
>
>
> Hurry, I still have some left.  8o) If these sell, I might
> get more. LOL

> : Try the Disk II out in slot 6 and get back to us.
>
> Absolutely should be in slot 6, otherwise you would
> need to change the dump file's BSAVE line.
>