[Coco] Rainbow on disk

[Stephen H. Fischer]

My use of EmuDisk is to transfer files that I have created to my W7 laptop so they can be used in the project. I am not writing to any .dsk files. Hdirect output in most cases and perhaps some very small files that are dir listing of folders on a .dsk.

Yes having the EmuDisk author look at and correct the many aborts I am seeing would be nice but he is AWOL. I then switch to CoCoDskUtil which has it's own problems. Luis has turned his back on CoCoDskUtil and keeps pointing me to TotalCommander.

The problem with VCC printing is that the very first line of Hdirect's output is the only line that is printed. VCC or NitrOS-9 problem, I have no idea.

"HDBDOS and BACKUP" I have no need for at all, I am not transferring any floppies to .dsk.

None of the software we are using is perfect, just use what is useful and try other methods as needed.

SHF
 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Pierce via Coco" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 4:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Rainbow on disk


> 
> Stephen, You need to be warned that moving files around on dsk from EmuDsk can trash the image. The program was never really finished unless Walter fixed it. Several people have reported trashed disk images after using it in OS9.
> The best way is to just use HDBDOS and BACKUP which will make duplicates just fine. I'm pretty sure all the RODs are 35trk "flippies" as Rainbow kept them "standard" so no special equipment was needed.
> Making them in any other format would not be preserving them and EmuDsk would get confused at the double formats on one side and trash the disk.
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen H. Fischer <SFischer1 at Mindspring.com>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Tue, Feb 17, 2015 12:25 am
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Rainbow on disk
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> 
> EmuDisk gives you a choice if you want to use the DECB files or the OS-9 files 
> on a .dsk.
> 
> EmuDisk   software downloads at SourceForge.net
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/emudisk/
> 
> I do not think that Rainbow on Disk ever had 40 Tracks so 35 tracks is all that 
> is needed to backup.
> 
> SHF
>