Date   : Fri, 18 May 2012 10:22:23 -0500
From   : jules.richardson99@... (Jules Richardson)
Subject: Torch discs.

On 05/18/2012 02:49 AM, Jim Hearne wrote:
> Thanks to everybodys help I've managed to archive all the main discs from
> the sets.
> Does anybody here have anything to read one of the IMD files and make sure
> what i've archived is actually correct ?

If you want to email them over, I can take a look (probably on Monday as 
off camping this weekend) - I've got some code for Linux which should be 
able to analyse them (possibly at the file level, depending on what format 
they're in).

> I did have one did that when i tried to read it it came up with lots of
> errors, then for a while any other disc put in the drive also had errors.
> Looking at the first disc there was a lot of spots of something on the disc
> surface which obviously got on the heads in the drive.

Yes, careful with that... I've seen severe build-up of crud result in the 
heads ripping out of the drive; it's best to clean the drive heads before 
reading anything else when it happens.

> Also a set of Perfect Filer, Perfect Calc and Perfect Writer though i don't
> know if these are the same Z80 version as the other Torch co-pro's used.
> The 68000 co processor also seems to have a Z80.

Indeed - both the 68k copros (Torch made two) also have a local Z80, so I 
expect they're just the Z80 ones.

cheers!

Jules