Date   : Tue, 25 Dec 2007 20:32:17 +0000
From   : mike@... (Michael Howard)
Subject: DFS Imager

Jonathan Graham Harston wrote:
>> Message-ID: <hod0n3le86ju83a79ljinu0jj7p5h7bdfh@...>
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> Michael Howard wrote:
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>> I'm looking for some software to image the numerous DFS (and
>> ADFS but I have that sorted) floppies I have lying around. These
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> [snip]
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>> I would prefer not to use software such as 'xfer' over a serial
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> [snip]
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>> I have an A5000 withh a Cumana 5.25" drive attached and can read these
>> discs using !DFSreader. What I would like is something that can grab the
>> images in such a format that I could restore them should the need arise
>> in the future. BBC/Risc OS/Windows based, any would surfice but as I
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> Have you searched the archives? I'm sure I've posted this before.
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> See http://mdfs.net/Apps/DiskTools
>  
> BACKUP - Copy sequential disk to/from image file
> Syntax: *BACKUP (<src> <dst> (<trks> <sides>) (-t <tries>).
> <src> and <dst> can be image files, eg *BACKUP 0 net:image/ssd
> BBC BASIC (BBC/RISC OS/Windows)
>  
> DiskToImg & ImgToDisk
> Copy 400K (256*10*80*2) disk to image/Copy image to disk.
> BBC BASIC (RISC OS)
>  
> Read800 & Write800
> Copy 800K (1024*5*80*2) disk to image/Copy image to disk.
> BBC BASIC (RISC OS)
>  
> DSDtoSSD & SSDtoDSD
> Syntax: *DSDtoSSD (<src> <dst>)
> Syntax: *SSDtoDSD (<src> <dst>)
> Convert sequential (.ssd) image to interleaved (.dsd)/Convert
> interleaved to sequential.
> BBC BASIC (RISC OS)
>  
> MkImage
> Syntax: *MkImage outfile inpath -cycles num -debug -fs type
> -i at file -o opt -q -s size -t title -u -x file -quit command
> Creates DFS disk images from set of files.
> BBC BASIC (BBC/RISC OS/Windows)
>  
> SJFiler
> Filer to access SJ MDFS file server floppy disks and disk images
> to examine and extract files.
> BBC BASIC (BBC/RISC OS/Windows)
>  
> UnixFiler
> Filer to access Unix disk images to examine and extract files.
> BBC BASIC (BBC/RISC OS/Windows)
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> DFSReader
> RISC OS desktop application to access Acorn DFS disks. Regardless
> of its name, it writes to DFS disks as well as reads them.
>  
> HADFSFiler
> RISC OS desktop application to access Harston ADFS disks and
> images.
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>   
Yes, of course I searched the archives. I had/have no intention of 
asking anybody to do any work for me.

I indeed, visited the site you suggest above, but, either I'm blind, or 
the page content assumes a certain level of knowledge beyond my own. 
There is nowhere that I can see that implies I can create a disk image 
from a single sided, single density (100k) DFS disk.

If I'm wrong, I'd be grateful for your insight as to which of the 
programs listed will do the job based on the PC/Acorn hardware I stated 
I had.

Thanks for the reply.

Cheers,
Mike.

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Michael Howard         mike at dewberryfields dot co dot uk
Lancashire
England