[Coco] Transfer utilities

[Bob Devries]

George, it is possible to create a .dsk file from a bootable OS9 disk, but 
without a hard drive, it is difficult.
The .dsk format is simply all the sectors of the disk saved end-to-end as 
one file.

It is fairly trivial to write a Basic09 programme to do this, but that's 
assuming you have a hard disk on your coco.

If you don't have a hard disk, you would need to create the .dsk file in 
several "blocks" of some arbitrary (but smaller) size, move them to the PC, 
and JOIN them together there.

What is your current hardware setup on your coco 3?
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Ramsower" <Yahoo at DVDPlayersOnly.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 11:17 AM
Subject: [Coco] Transfer utilities


>I still can't do this.
> But I suppose I can use an eight inch floppy to do it?
> Or five disks?
>
> C'mon, already!
>
> How can I make a .dsk file from a bootable OS9 disk?
> Can it be done with OS9 Level Deux?
>
> I can easily transfer the file to this PC via serial port. My coco has 
> four RS-232 ports to choose from.
>
> By the way....
>
> I only use 3.5 floppies on my cocos. They all work fine at 720k with no 
> mods(except for the device descriptor).
>
> In the past, I've scrounged 12V from the floppy PS and routed it through 
> the cable to get to the old 12V controller.
>
> George
>
>
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