[Color Computer] Re: [Coco] some thoughts about reading coco disks on a PC

[Neil Morrison]

Interesting!

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Most modern PCs can support single density. The main difficulty in getting 
it to work is usually the software or the configuration of it. Don't assume 
your PC can't do single density: try OmniFlop or OmniDisk!
Some of these functions require a (free) license. See section 2.5 of the 
User Guide (in the download) for more information.
                                                      OmniFlop vs OmniDisk 
vs FDC
OmniDisk is a Command Prompt universal disk reader, writer and formatter. It 
is more powerful than OmniFlop but harder to use. It includes native support 
for some filing systems, and configures itself automatically to your system. 
It is capable of automatically reading all formats that the hardware can, 
even if these formats have never been seen before, or are copy-protected. 
[OmniFlop can also test, read, and write all such formats if uniform.] The 
original 16-bit version of OmniDisk runs under DOS or a DOS Command Prompt 
in Windows 95, 98, 98SE, or Me. The new version of OmniDisk, OmniDiskXP, 
runs in a Command Prompt under Windows XP, 2000, NT.
FDC is a Command Prompt disk reader, writer, and formatter. It is manually 
configured and you must use the correct combination of commands for your 
system to access disks correctly. There is no auto-configuration. FDC runs 
under DOS or a DOS Command Prompt in Windows 95, 98, 98SE, or Me.
The most important difference between these utilities is the Operating 
System(s) they work under. There is no point trying [the 16-bit version of] 
OmniDisk or FDC under Windows XP!
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Neil

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Torsten Dittel" Torsten at Dittel.info

>I just figured out how to grab coco disks on W2K systems with a
> software you can find here:
>
> http://www.shlock.co.uk/Utils/OmniDisk.zip
>
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