[Coco] Working with .DSK files if you have XP/NT/2K

[coco at yourdvd.net]

Someone else mentioned omniflop. I'll check it out too. Prior to the
utility I mentioned, I had a ntfs reader for dos that was free, but it
was a hassle - the one I mentioned worked really well. So I'm gonna go
give omniflop a look :-). -r

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Working with .DSK files if you have XP/NT/2K
> From: David Roper <dave at ebonhost.com>
> Date: Wed, March 28, 2007 7:36 am
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> 
> I've found that Omniflop works great for me :)
> 
> (I run Vista)
> 
> Kind Regards,
> 
> David Roper
> 
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> coco at yourdvd.net wrote:
> > Recently I put together a Windows 98 machine for working with .dsk and
> > other image files, because XP doesn't play nice. However, I decided
> > that I needed a way to work with them from my XP and 2K machines, so I
> > made a directory called C:\COCO and put all CoCo stuff I wanted to work
> > with there. Then I downloaded:
> > http://www.free-av.com/down/windows/ntfs_h.exe (which is free for
> > personal/private use). What this does is take any MS-DOS, DR-DOS,
> > FREE-DOS or compatible boot floppy and gives it full NTFS read/write
> > capability. If you don't have a bootable floppy, it will make it
> > bootable with Free DOS. Then, I boot from the floppy, type:
> > C:\coco
> > and I'm off to the races!
> > The manual for this cool utility is here:
> > http://www.free-av.com/antivirclassic/docs/man_avira_ntfs4dos_pers_en.pdf
> >
> > The utility is also available for download from several freeware sites.
> >
> > Hope this helps at least someone out there. IT WORKS FOR ME (MY A DRIVE
> > IS 3.5 AND MY B DRIVE IS 5.25)
> >
> > -ROB
> >
> >
> >   
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