[Coco] 188AA_02.DSK (Color FLEX) is defective!

[Stephen H. Fischer]

Hi,

Then why does it say "FHL COLOR FLEX V5.0:2" and ask for the date when 
"FLEX.BAS" is run. (That how far I got with the CoCo2 Emulator.)

There is a lot of files and "FHL Color FLEX" all over the .dsk. (I used 
Wordpad to look at it)

Yes there is a DECB file system with one file,  "FLEX.BAS".

The FLEX file system is bad, having Track 0 with no data perhaps is just the 
start.

Whoever created "188AA_02.DSK" did not know how to convert to a .dsk 
correctly.

Lets just forget "188AA_02.DSK", we have better looking copies of FHL Color 
FLEX.

SHF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Luis Fernández" <luis46coco at hotmail.com>
To: "COCO" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 9:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] 188AA_02.DSK (Color FLEX) is defective!


> No
> This no flex file system is DECB
>> From: SFischer1 at Mindspring.com
>> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
>> Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 21:37:46 -0700
>> Subject: [Coco] 188AA_02.DSK (Color FLEX) is defective!
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> It took a little time for one of Luis's posts to sink in, but in looking 
>> at
>> "188AA_02.DSK" it appears that Track 0 sectors 1 - 18 have no data 
>> (number
>> of sectors in Track 0 has not been proved to me).
>>
>> There should be something in the first 10 sectors, there is not. The 
>> format
>> of the rest of the disk for sure. Thus the error.
>> ------------------------------------ 
>> Checking "F503MSA.DSK" in:
>> http://www.evenson-consulting.com/swtpc/downloads/RepairedDskFilesFromFUFU.zip
>> it says it is FHL Color Flex and there is lots of data in track 0.
>>
>> There are 14+ disks with similar names on:
>> http://www.evenson-consulting.com/swtpc/fufu_downloads.htm
>> But using the "Repaired" versions in the zip may be best.
>>
>> One of these disks may work in an CoCo emulator, I know not which.
>>
>> ------------------------------------ 
>> I suspect the person who created "188AA_02.DSK" got an error reading 
>> Track 0
>> and just went blindly on ignoring that error (And perhaps others).
>> ------------------------------------ 
>> ------------------------------------ 
>> ------------------------------------ 
>> Please, everyone do not try using "188AA_02.DSK" any more.
>>
>> SHF