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[Asolac]

I've got a 1050 without a DOS disk, but just today I picked up a 410 (and an upgraded 400 with a better keyboard and 48K ). The disk drive has essentially been useless until now since I don't have any software for it.

If there is a way to transfer files from PC to Cassette image, I could CAS2WAV the images and put them on cassette, then put the cassette on the atari and presumably copy the files to disk. Is there any software that would allow me to do this? Is there any software that I could load on cassette in order to format a disk?

If I can get a file copied and a disk formatted, then I should be able to get DOS.SYS and DUP.SYS copied too, right?

[lord_mike]

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Look at the bottom of that page... may be helpful to you!!

I'm sure someone could send you a DOS system disk. If my 1050 drive were working, I'd send you one myself!

Thanks,

Mike

[Osbo]

I did it, but to use with my commie 64. PITA if you ask me.

[Rybags]

You could format a disk and put DOS on it from cassette but it would be a drawn out process.

Best method would probably be to create an .ATR then strip the header and split the remaining image into chunks of about 32K, then read each chunk from cassette files and write them to the disk.

Actually, thinking again, it would probably be better to perform some basic compression - you only really need to format then write the 3 boot sectors, first 2 VTOC/DIR sectors, and the sectors containing DOS/DUP, so a little programming and a cassette containing a program to write a customised image could do it.

Edited by Rybags, Fri Jul 28, 2006 10:53 PM.

[Rybags]

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Try this cassette image, use it as a bootable file with BASIC turned on.

It's a quick-fix which will give you DOS 2.5 (but no DUP). Use the CAS2WAV utility linked in the previous post to put it on tape.

Once it boots, POKE 9,1 then press RESET (for some reason my init routine didn't quite work properly).

You'll be able to do disk operations but have to use the XIO command to do the format.

Edited by Rybags, Sat Jul 29, 2006 7:28 AM.

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