Re: Transfer a 8250 diskette

From: Steve Gray <sjgray_at_rogers.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 13:02:22 -0400
Message-Id: <1EA7AFC8-446A-46F7-948D-565972EBDCBB@rogers.com>
The copy command will not overwrite existing files.. Perhaps that was the error?

Steve


On Nov 5, 2011, at 11:21 AM, r.lagendijk@hccnet.nl wrote:

> I used the copy command, it started copying but then the Micro Power 2000
> gave an error and stopped.
> The Micro Power 2000 may not be 100% compatible.
> 
> I am now using the chr$(0) methode and it is working. Only it is a bit
> slow. 81 blocks in 6 minutes :(
> 
> Richard
> 
> Op Za, 5 november, 2011 4:00 pm schreef Steve Gray:
>> 
> 
>> I was using this:
>> http://www.bombjack.org/commodore/commodore/Disk_Reference_Manual_(D9090_D
>> 9060_8250_8050_4040_2031).pdf
>> 
>> 
>> On page 18/19 the example shown copies from one unit to another. Now,
>> whether it works or not that's another matter... ;-)
>> 
>> Steve
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Nov 5, 2011, at 9:46 AM, "André Fachat" <afachat@gmx.de> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> As far as I understand the "COPY" BASIC command just sends
>>> the "C0:FILE1=1:FILE2" command to a single disk unit, and the disk unit
>>> would do the copying. So you can't copy across units, only across drives
>>> on the same unit.
>>> 
>>> But yes, if he just uses two drives on one unit
>>> (the example below seems to indicate he has a dual drive by using
>>> "1:") he could use the copy command:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/pdfs/Commodore_Basic_4_Users_Reference%
>>> 20Manual.pdf
>>> page 31:
>>> 
>>> syntax is: COPY [D<x>,] "<name1>" TO [D<y>,] "name2" [ON U<d>]
>>> 
>>> 
>>> alternate syntax to copy all files is COPY [D<x>] TO [D<y>]
>>> 
>>> 
>>> (where I think leaving out the drives in the alternate syntax
>>> makes no sense ;-)
>>> 
>>> André
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
>>> 
>>>> Datum: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 08:43:36 -0400
>>>> Von: Steve Gray <sjgray@rogers.com>
>>>> An: "cbm-hackers@musoftware.de" <cbm-hackers@musoftware.de>
>>>> Betreff: Re: Transfer a 8250 diskette
>>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Try:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Copy d0 on u8,"filename" to d0 on u9,"filename"
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Or, use "*" to copy all files.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Steve
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Nov 5, 2011, at 7:34 AM, r.lagendijk@hccnet.nl wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am still working on the disk transfer.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I first want to try a software transfer by copying the data byte
>>>>> for
>>>> byte.
>>>>> I made this small program
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 10 nm$="8032-700-asc-ns"
>>>>> 20 open 2,8,2,"1:"+nm$+",p,r"
>>>>> 30 open 3,9,3,"0:"+nm$+",p,w"
>>>>> 40 get#2,a$
>>>>> 50 if st=64 then goto 80
>>>>> 60 print#3,a$;:goto 40
>>>>> 80 close 2:close 3
>>>>> 90 end
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> The program makes a copy, but the file size of the copy is smaller
>>>>> than the original (Example: original 81 Blocks, copy 79 Blocks)
>>>>> 
>>>>> Is there an error in my program?
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> The source (8) drive is a 8250lp, destination (9) is a MicroPower
>>>>> 2000
>>>>> (4040) and the computer is an 4032.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Or is it the difference in floppy formats?
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Richard
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Op Zo, 30 oktober, 2011 9:59 pm schreef Nate Lawson:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Oct 30, 2011, at 1:03 PM, r.lagendijk@hccnet.nl wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I want to transfer programs from a 8250 diskette. I have a CBM
>>>>>>> 4032, a
>>>>>>> 8250lp and a datassette.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I loaded the first program from disk and saved it to a tape. I
>>>>>>> read
>>>> the
>>>>>>> tape with MTAP in my PC and I could load the .tap into VICE.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> So far so good. But the next program on the diskette freezes
>>>>>>> the PET,
>>>> I
>>>> 
>>>>>>> think because it's not a BASIC program but MC and it loads in
>>>>>>> an memory location not so good for my 4032. The programs on the
>>>>>>> disk are made for a CBM 700 series.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Is there a way to solve my problem?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The ZoomFloppy with IEEE-488 plug attached can read from the 8250
>>>>>> 
>>>> drive.
>>>>>> You'd just plug it in and read the file off with cbmcopy or the
>>>>>> entire d82 image with d82copy.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -Nate
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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