[Coco] Coco Digest, Vol 55, Issue 12

[carl j england]

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> Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:44:39 -0500
> From: Ghislain Harvey <ghislainharvey at videotron.ca>
> Subject: [Coco] Is there any disk utility that allow to copy 
> selected
>         track        only?
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> Like in the topic, I would like to know if there is any disk utility 
> that
> allow to copy selected track only? And can you help me find it on 
> the
> internet if it does exist.
> Thanks.
> Ghislain
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look for "The Defeater".  it is excellent for just that application (i
know--i wrote it).  it is available as a public domain program.

if you don't know which track can't be copied, use the "find uncopyable
tracks" feature.
once you know what track you want to copy use "read a track" and "convert
track data".
     this will read the format of the track you want to copy and set up a
formatting image.
then use the "format a track" feature to format the track you wish to
copy.
next, use "read a sector" and "write a sector" to copy individual sectors
(using the track, side and sector data displayed in the "convert"
procedure.
    ***note*** if no sectors are displayed during conversion, then there
were no sectors and the track may be pure data and will probably work
without copying sectors.

carl