Date   : Sat, 05 Jun 1999 02:33:06 +0100
From   : Iain Williamson <Iain@...>
Subject: Re: BBC software to grab DFS disc images

In message <80256786.0045EE11.01@...>
          "Christopher J Thornley" <C.J.Thornley@...> wrote:

> I think you could use a program called !zap to right disk images and other
> things to disks. This is either free ware or share ware and is available
> from http://micros.hensa.ac.uk

Correct, although I expect most Archimedes users will be aware of it - it's
one of the editors on the system, and a major project ATM. It's freeware,
and availble from http://www.zap.uk.eu.org/ (I think)
> 
> I'm not to sure if ZAP will right DFS disk images as you might need a
> filing system for DFS. I have a version of ArcDFS which is a DFS filing
> system for the archimedes but I think it only works on the old WD1773
> controller machine i.e. A300 A400 A3000 series. The company does not exist
> anymore sine it was taken over by Dabs Direct.

Zap does need a filing system. I've never seen one for DFS (only programs
which will access discs), although I've never seen 'ArcDFS'. It should be
possible to use Zap to dump ADFS disc images. Personally, I use a program
to extract the files from the image, then !65Link to transfer them to a
Beeb.

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