[Coco] Has anyone in the coco list, managed convert DMK to DSK

[Robert Gault]

Within limits, you should be able to use MESS emulation and the MESS 
tool wimgtool.exe to make the conversion. The limitations are that it 
may not work with copy protected disks.

Assuming you can create a valid .dmk image that is an exact duplicate of 
the real disk, mount both the .dmk image in MESS and a blank .dsk image 
in MESS. Then use either Disk Basic backup or OS-9 backup to transfer 
the data. If there are more than 35 tracks, adjustments may be 
necessary. Protected disks may require a special Coco program to make 
track by track copies.

You can go in the other direction by using wimgtool.exe to create a .dmk 
image of the correct size. Mount both the .dsk/.os9 and .dmk images in 
MESS and use a Coco program to backup the .dsk image to the .dmk image.

As a test, I took a 40 track NitrOS-9 distribution .dsk image and 
transfered it to a .dmk image within MESS using OS-9 Backup.

Brian Palmer wrote:
> Has anyone in the coco list, managed convert DMK to DSK, I've tried using
> the program dmk2jv3 to do this, it converts it over, but the directory has
> just carbage written in it.
> 
> For i'm trying to get the 2 games Caladuril2 and 7th link across to real
> floppies, but by what i read, you need a catweazel controller to do the job.
> considering you can't buy them anymore, since 2001 sold out.
> 
> So can anyone here help me out with this problem, for i have the two games
> in question, but both my original boot disks have crashed, leaving me with 2
> games, i can't play no more, so can anyone who has a catweazel, would you
> please be able to make the 2 games in question into DSK format, so i can get
> them across to real floppies. 
> 
> one other thing, has anyone got the manual for the disk defeater program in their collection, and for those who don't know the program, Carl England designed it, and it was sold by Sub Etha software in the mid to late 90's. searched everywhere for it, without any luck.
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