> > Is there a tool to format them on my PC and transfer the image, using the > > same disk drive?
Here is a snip of a reply mail from Ian Spencer about MakeDisk, which my be useful: **** > > I don't have any original sam disks, so i can't format them. > > Is there a software or a tool to format them using a PC? > > If you can find a copy of TeleDisk and a TD0 image file from NVG then that > will write the formatting as well as the data, you can then drop the > required image onto that disc. > > I used to use a blank disc image and TeleDisk for creating sam formatted > discs when, ahem, at work but the poblem with TeleDisk is that it it rarely > works on any PC's of Pentium class and above due to hardware > incompatibilites. > > You could try this - an Atari ST disk image manipulator called MakeDisk > V1.5 (http://perso.libertysurf.fr/charmed/atari/makedisk_v15.zip) can write > and format non-standard disc sizes so you could use it to create a blank > image of 80 tracks, 10 sectors and 2 sides and then use it again to write > that blank image to a floppy. > > I'm sat on an NT box which doesn't like MakeDisk too much so I can't test > it at the mo - I'll try it at home tonight if I get time. > > Dan. Thanks Dan I have also had a problem formating SAM disks since I packed away my SAM and just used SIMCOUPE. The MakeDisk utility for the Atari worked just fine on a Pentium III 1Ghz. I tried in in a DOS box but was warned it might not work and it didn't but starting the machine in DOS mode solved the problems . I created an image and then wrote it to a DD disk using the WRITE command with formating and it works just as it should allowing .DSK images to be copied onto it and read back and so I'm pretty sure the diskette would also work in a 'real Sam'. **** If you have a W95/98/2K box then the best package to use for writing DSK/SAD images is Edwin's Disk Manager. The only thing you will need to do is make sure the discs are Sam formatted before you write to them (see above) You can grab it from http://www.designing.myweb.nl/samcoupe/software/diskmanager/diskmanager.htm Dan. Green Flag Limited, registered in England no. 1003081 registered office The Wharf, Neville Street, Leeds LS1 4AZ. UK Insurance Limited is also a member of the Green Flag group of companies and is a member of the General Insurance Standards Council.
