Jorge Canelhas Apartado 3115 Miguel Bombarda 2746 QUELUZ CODEX PORTUGAL
------------------------ Where can i get a first class stamp ? i dont mind sending 2 disks back for one sam disk´´~ thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Collier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 11:29 AM Subject: Re: Format > Jorge Canelhas writes: > >Hi, i tried to make a disk with fdformat and samdisk, it formats ok, and > >copies the image to the drive, but it returns an error No DOS when i try to > >boot !!! > > > >Does it need to be a 'bootable disk' like in Amiga or Dos ? > > > >How do i make it boteable ? > > A bootable disk needs to have a particular file in the correct place. > Depending on what image file you tried to use, that was probably there. > > This probably means the Sam was unable to read the disk formatted on your > PC. This could be due to any number of reasons, but I've found track > skewing to be a problem in the past. I've been able to make disks my Sam > could read, or disks that SimCoupe could read, but rarely that both could > read. > > I think the easiest solution at this stage is to send a bootable disk by > proper mail. > > >Can any one send me 1 or 2 sam disks ? to Portugal ? > > Yes, but only if you tell someone your address :) > > Sending to Portugal isn't a problem - we can send things from the uk to > anywhere in the EU for a first class stamp, am I right? > > Andrew > -- > --- Andrew Collier ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ----- Can't think of a quote > ---- http://mnemotech.ucam.org/ ---- So I write haiku instead > ----- Part 3 Materials Science, Cambridge --- That should do for now > -- >
