[Coco] 188AA_02.DSK (Color FLEX) is defective!

[Luis Fernández]

certainly means MSA, MSD, MSDP, MSE, MSEA, MSFO
F503MSA
F503MSD
F503MSDP
F503MSE
F503MSEA
F503MSFO

> From: SFischer1 at Mindspring.com
> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
> Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 22:28:41 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Coco] 188AA_02.DSK (Color FLEX) is defective!
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Then why does it say "FHL COLOR FLEX V5.0:2" and ask for the date when 
> "FLEX.BAS" is run. (That how far I got with the CoCo2 Emulator.)
> 
> There is a lot of files and "FHL Color FLEX" all over the .dsk. (I used 
> Wordpad to look at it)
> 
> Yes there is a DECB file system with one file,  "FLEX.BAS".
> 
> The FLEX file system is bad, having Track 0 with no data perhaps is just the 
> start.
> 
> Whoever created "188AA_02.DSK" did not know how to convert to a .dsk 
> correctly.
> 
> Lets just forget "188AA_02.DSK", we have better looking copies of FHL Color 
> FLEX.
> 
> SHF
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Luis Fernández" <luis46coco at hotmail.com>
> To: "COCO" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 9:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] 188AA_02.DSK (Color FLEX) is defective!
> 
> 
> > No
> > This no flex file system is DECB
> >> From: SFischer1 at Mindspring.com
> >> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
> >> Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 21:37:46 -0700
> >> Subject: [Coco] 188AA_02.DSK (Color FLEX) is defective!
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> It took a little time for one of Luis's posts to sink in, but in looking 
> >> at
> >> "188AA_02.DSK" it appears that Track 0 sectors 1 - 18 have no data 
> >> (number
> >> of sectors in Track 0 has not been proved to me).
> >>
> >> There should be something in the first 10 sectors, there is not. The 
> >> format
> >> of the rest of the disk for sure. Thus the error.
> >> ------------------------------------ 
> >> Checking "F503MSA.DSK" in:
> >> http://www.evenson-consulting.com/swtpc/downloads/RepairedDskFilesFromFUFU.zip
> >> it says it is FHL Color Flex and there is lots of data in track 0.
> >>
> >> There are 14+ disks with similar names on:
> >> http://www.evenson-consulting.com/swtpc/fufu_downloads.htm
> >> But using the "Repaired" versions in the zip may be best.
> >>
> >> One of these disks may work in an CoCo emulator, I know not which.
> >>
> >> ------------------------------------ 
> >> I suspect the person who created "188AA_02.DSK" got an error reading 
> >> Track 0
> >> and just went blindly on ignoring that error (And perhaps others).
> >> ------------------------------------ 
> >> ------------------------------------ 
> >> ------------------------------------ 
> >> Please, everyone do not try using "188AA_02.DSK" any more.
> >>
> >> SHF
> 
> 
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