19 Feb
2019
19 Feb
'19
6:06 p.m.
Fred,> Are we being a little sarcastic or serious? >:)>>A lot of BOTHJust
making sure. ;)>I would like to see software for flux >transition hardware that
would >extract sectors.>THEN, I would like to see that software as >a
>subroutine, with an interface similar to >INT13h.>THEN, I would like to see that
ROMable, >either on a physical ROM, or >loaded into RAM, with the INT13h vestor
>repointed to it.That would make for a very powerful tool but as you pointed out
yourself how many users would learn to use it? Unless it is a simple driver that gets
loaded and the user has to simply put in a couple of generic parameters, e.g.
"device=c:\drives\emudsk.sys APPLE", and it is up and running most users
won't be able to make use of it.>My preference would be REAL MODE (DOS).As would
mine but would a 286 be able to do it? And if you have a machine that runs real mode DOS
why not make use of the HW that is there?>Match Point could be implemented in
>software on the Central Point board.Great. Then if the DOB HW is duplicated then that
part can be SW and no need to have Match Point HW duplicated. I am surprised the Copy II
PC DOB card did not handle Apple II disks along with Mac disks.?>CompatiCard was just
an ordinary FDC, >without the crippling corners cut.True, but if you are building the
ultimate FDC then you don't want crippling corners cut. So something functionally
equivalent.>SO, you are asking for FDC plus flux >transition, but better integrated,
>rather than flux transition hardware >interrupting the drive cable.Yes! All on one
card. Throw in FDADAP functionality to properly write 8" disks and you have a
controller that handles most if not all IBM, Apple II, and Mac disks. As I understand it,
in my limited way, having both FM and MFM should allow for many CP/M formats including SD.
Will some formats be left out? Sure. Will it be as powerful as a Kyro Flux for archiving?
Heck no. But will it let me pop in my original 123 disk and copy it for use with out too
much hassle and work? Of course.?>There are a few exceptions, such as Pro-lock.Well
then you had the ENHANCED Deluxe Board. :)>But, in quite a few cases, people have
>disassembled (now illegal under >DMCA!), found the vulnerabilities and >simply
disabled the copy protection.?Yes but that is harder and harder to find. They were never
public but each city had multiple BBSes offering such altered programs. And of course the
other problems w/ this method is you are confined to the one altered version? (even if you
own a later version). Also there is no guarantee the alterations will not cause a bug that
will crop up later due to a lack of total testing.-Ali