Re: Transfer a 8250 diskette

I was using this:
http://www.bombjack.org/commodore/commodore/Disk_Reference_Manual_(D9090_D9060_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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>>> 
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