3 Nov
2003
3 Nov
'03
11:17 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Davis" <mike-cc(a)msdsite.com>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 6:47 PM
Subject: CP/M to DOS conversion programs
Are there any PC (DOS) programs that can
1) Read a CP/M disk
2) Save the contents, including the boot tracks to a DOS file (or files)
3) Format a CP/M disk
4) Write these files back to the disk, including the boot tracks?
I know there are programs that can do this for just the program and data
files but what about the boot part of the disk. Seems that info could be
saved to a file so that a bootable disk could be restored. What I'm
basically
looking for is a program that can backup a CP/M disk
(including boot
records) and later restore them to a CP/M disk that would still be
bootable.
I have looked at 22Disk but don't see where it can essentially copy and
save
a bootable CP/M disk. I have heard about SmartDisk
and Media Master but
don't know if they can handle bootable disks so that they can be backed up
and restored to and from a PC (DOS).
Anyone know?
Thanks,
Sounds like what you need is teledisk. It reads the disk in a bitwise
process an
saves the image as a file that can be used to recreate the original disk.
You can
get it at ftp://ftp.rainingdata.com/freeware/teledisk.zip All you need is
a
drive that's compatable with the original disk(s).
Good Luck
Mike