6 Nov
2006
6 Nov
'06
8:26 p.m.
from some poor twisted up soul at the opposite end of
the globe:
> Hi, Can u please tell me how I can make images of
> the Xenix disks? Because I
> can't read them with DOS since they have a different
> format. I've tried
> Winimage and ImageDisk but they didn't work.
I made images of the Xenix disks I have for my Altos
with ImageDisk and it worked for me.
I don't recall if Xenix has single density tracks, however
it it does, some PC's physically can't read them - I've
also seen some formats which are marginal on some PC's,
slowing the drive slightly can help. Finally, it could be
settings - what is the format of the disk and what type of
drive is he using, and what ImageDisk settings are in
effect.
Unfortunately diskette formats vary widely, and it's not
always an exact science to get a PC to read them ...
Dave
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