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Re: Some newly archived disk images

2011-12-06 by tama_rat

It's still in the Files section of this Group...


--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "linear226.excite" <linear226@...> wrote:
>
> Hey,
> 
> I was under the impression kmi9000's cmios9  was no longer available?
> 
> tony
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "tama_rat" [britt@...]
> Date: 12/05/2011 06:30 PM
> To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Some newly archived disk images
> 
> Note: Original message sent as attachment
> It's an old PC (Pentium I) with an Adaptec 1522 combo SCSI/Floppy interface running DOS and Dave Dunfield's ImageDisk:
> 
> http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/img/index.htm
> 
> The Adaptec 1522 is just used as a floppy interface, as it has a floppy controller well suited to the 8" disk formats used by the CMI.  Not all floppy interfaces are created equal!
> 
> Once imaged, the images can be converted to raw (binary) images and loaded with kmi9000's cmios9 tool.  With that you can move files into and out of the disk image.  
> 
> Reverse the process to put it back on a CMI floppy.
> 
> If you have disks to image, I may be able to help image them for you.
> 
> I am looking for any of Kate Bush's disks/files, in case you ever run across them. :-)  I understand she sold off all of her CMI gear a couple of years ago, but have no idea where it wound up.  I hope those disks aren't lost forever!
> 
> Joe
> 
> 
> --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "paradyse_james" <paradyse_james@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Joe,
> > 
> > What is your setup and software to get those image files?
> > I' ve tons of floppies but I could only export the voices to my S3/Mfx2 and after transfer the sounds with tahiti optical drive on my pc.
> > 
> > --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "tama_rat" <britt@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I just uploaded some more disk images to:
> > > 
> > > http://www.fairlightus.com/cmi/fairlight_floppies/IIx_disks/Jeff%20Disks/
> > > 
> > > The Series II (not X) I acquired last year came with a ton of disks, and I've finally started wading through them.
> > > 
> > > I'll keep adding more as I archive them.  Most likely I'll only have time for that on weekends, so check back on Mondays to see if there is anything new.
> > > 
> > > Joe
> > >
> >
>

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Move to quarantaine

This moves the raw source file on disk only. The archive index is not changed automatically, so you still need to run a manual refresh afterward.