[Color Computer] [coco] DSK NOT!!

Bob Devries devries.bob at gmail.com
Sun Sep 17 05:50:19 EDT 2006


I wrote an OS9 utility called OS9DSK to copy files from a DSK file, and get 
a directory from it. It's on RTSI.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George's Coco Address" <yahoo at dvdplayersonly.com>
To: <ColorComputer at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 1:42 PM
Subject: [Color Computer] [coco] DSK NOT!!


> How about an OS9 utility to read a DSK file directly so we can see it as a
> directory or as a vapordisk drive or whatever?
>
> The only reason I can see for a DSK file for a coco is if it is bootable.
> However, I have no need for downloading a bootable file. I only wish to
> download files that I can use, such as executables. If I need to create a
> bootable disk on my coco, I want the files ONLY, so I can create my own
> bootable disk.
>
> Perhaps this isn't possible to create a bootable disk from OS9 to be a
> Nitros9 bootable, but I don't really care about Nitros9. I haven't been 
> able
> to make it work on my hard drive. So, I gave up. Suggestions didn't help.
> It seems Nitros9 can't see my HD.
>
> All I want is some way to extract files from a DSK file onto my HD on my
> coco and work with them from there.
>
> It still seems silly to transfer the DSK file to my HD, make a floppy from
> that and then copy it back to the HD.
>
> Think on that!
>
> George
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