[Coco] Ultimuse collections

Mon Mar 24 23:00:15 EDT 2014

Bob, Vcc doesn't require ".os9" as an extension for dks files but Mess does. They read fine here on Vcc... they were created there :-)
I'm thinking of renaming all the os9 disks on my site (and in my archive) to "xxxx.os9" so they can be loaded into Mess as well (Vcc doesn't have a problem with ".os9"). Especially since Mess is now getting the Becker Port for DW4.
The "$1202" header is correct according to the JVC disk format.

https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/jvc-disk-format

Vcc creates this for 18 sectors, 2 sides. Vcc & XRoar recognize this header format. When you create a new disk from within Vcc, that's what it creates.
They will also read from DW4 from a Coco..... I never knew anyone would read them with an MM1 (??)
If you need them to read in the MM1, just use a hex editor and remove the first 2 bytes ($1202)

Bill Pierce
"Today is a good day... I woke up" - Ritchie Havens

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-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Devries <devries.bob at gmail.com>
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Mon, Mar 24, 2014 9:28 pm
Subject: Re: [Coco] Ultimuse collections

Bill,

I just downloaded the second city disks. I couldn't use them on my *real* 
hardware (my MM/1) because of the $1202 at the beginning of the file. To get 
VCC  to read 720k disks, you should make the extension into .os9. This works 
with VCC and MESS AFAIK. Also, using Windows long filenames means that the 
names need to be changed to use them with *real* OS-9. OS-9 doesn't allow 
spaces, hyphens etc in the filenames.

Regards, Bob Devries
Dalby, QLD, Australia

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Pierce" <ooogalapasooo at aol.com>
To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 10:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Ultimuse collections

>
> Bob,
> I just went through the disks and it seems the 2nd City disks were the 
> only ones that wouldn't read. I now have them fixed and back up.
> I'm still going to go through them and convert the scores to GM. Seeing as 
> how there's 35 RTSI disks & 5 2nd City disks, it may take awhile. I'll do 
> the 2nd City disks first since that what you're looking for.
>
> Do you have any files not in these collections? If so could you send them 
> to me? I can add them to the archives.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Bill Pierce
> "Today is a good day... I woke up" - Ritchie Havens
>
>
> My Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
> https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
> Co-Webmaster of The TRS-80 Color Computer Archive
> http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/
> Co-Contributor, Co-Editor for CocoPedia
> http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
> E-Mail: ooogalapasooo at aol.com
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com>
> To: coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Mon, Mar 24, 2014 7:54 am
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Ultimuse collections
>
>
>
> Bob, the ume file in the archive and on my site (I think they're the 
> same), are
> from the RTSI collection which I think was part of the Delphi collection. 
> And
> yes, I too think there was more of them.
>
> The disks you're referring to were by Ed Hathaway from Second City 
> Software, the
> Ultimuse3 distributor. I think some songs from that collection are also in 
> the
> ume collection found on RTSI as "individual" files as well. I have them on 
> my
> site but currently there is a problem with the disk files. I had 
> inadvertently
> saved them in DMK format. I just recently changed them back to JVC but now 
> they
> won't read in Vcc (but do read in dw4) so I'm going through them again. I 
> should
> have them fixed before the end of the week. The files I have that don't 
> seem to
> be in the archives are:
>
> 2nd City Library Beatles 1.dsk
> 2nd City Library Beatles 2.dsk
> 2nd City Library Beatles 3.dsk
> 2nd City Library Led Zepplin 1.dsk
> 2nd City Library Ulti-Rock.dsk
>
> I also have a collection for Lyra from Rulaford Research & Musiware:
>
> Lyra Trax Disk 1 - Gospel ser-3.dsk
> Lyra Trax Disk 2 - Pop & Rock ser-32.dsk
> Lyra Trax Disk 3 - Christmas ser-62.dsk
> Lyra Trax Disk 4 - James Bond ser-112.dsk
> Lyra Trax Disk 5 - Classical ser-101.dsk
> Lyra Trax Disk 6 - Classical ser-91.dsk
>
> As I said, I should have them readable again in a day or so. The Lyra 
> disks have
> been fixed.
> I'm also going to go through them and convert the songs to General Midi as 
> most
> are unplayable in DW4 Midi without setting DW4 Midi Profiles for each one.
>
> BTW... have you tried my new release of Ultimuse3 v10.11.3A ? It now 
> supports
> DW4 Midi Device & Profile selection as well as "live" internet software 
> updating
> (via dw4). I also did away with the need for external "tmode", "pwd" and 
> fixed
> that annoying bell sound.
>
> There's also a new version of Lyra on the Lyra page that will play through 
> dw4
> and Becker Port (Coco or Vcc) accessing HDBDOS's 255 drives (mods by 
> Robert
> Gault & myself).
>
>
> Bill Pierce
> "Today is a good day... I woke up" - Ritchie Havens
>
>
> My Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
> https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
> Co-Webmaster of The TRS-80 Color Computer Archive
> http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/
> Co-Contributor, Co-Editor for CocoPedia
> http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
> E-Mail: ooogalapasooo at aol.com
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Devries <devries.bob at gmail.com>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Mon, Mar 24, 2014 5:44 am
> Subject: [Coco] Ultimuse collections
>
>
> I'm a user of Mike Knudsen's Ultimuse 3 (and the 68K version), and love to
> collect the music score files.
>
> At one time there was an advertiser who had some disks with files from a
> particulat group or singer. The beatles was one, and I remember Billy 
> Joel. I
> have One Billy Joel virtual album, but I haven't been able to locate 
> either the
> adverts or the files of the other file groupings.
>
> Does anyone here have .ume files that are not already on the
> colorcomputerarchive.com collection?
>
> Regards, Bob Devries
> Dalby, QLD, Australia
>
> P.S. Ed Hathaway's name just popped into my mind. Was he the creator of 
> those
> collections?
>
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