If you really N*E*E*D it, load TAP files into ASCD, and save them to a disk image. But do you? I formerly created all those TAP files by conversion from a DSK. So.... :-) ---------------------------------------------------------- Mgr.(MSc.) Ales Keprt (also known as Aley) [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** www.keprt.cz *** ICQ: 82357182 Dept. of Computer Science, VSB Technical University Ostrava, CZ - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - www.cs.vsb.cz ----------------------------------------------------------
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Dooré" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Sam Users" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 10:12 PM Subject: NVG DSKification - complete... > ... well, as much as I can do for the moment. > > The main problems are that of corrupt PAK archives and being unable to > extract 'Library' LIB/LCB files due to an error in the decompression > routine (Mat even mentions it in the README of the utilities disc that it > is on!) > > There is a LIB30b file in the /utils/ directory which may or may not fix > this, but it's stored as an LCB file itself so I can't actually unpack it > to see :-) > > So, Stuff that is missing from NVG /pub/sam-coupe/ that I need copies of > in preferably DSK format but SAD/TD0 will be fine: > > /demos/AJ inc/AJDISC1.zip - had to remove New Order loading screen to > remove MaxiDOS > /demos/AJ inc/AJDISC7.zip - had to remove slideshow screen to remove > MaxiDOS > /demos/misc/swiss.zip - cannot unpack > > /games/craft.tap - TAP format, cannot load > /games/color.zip - cannot unpack with Library, file inside is COLORIS.LCB > > /graphics/slideshow/net_23.TDO - cannot read TDO file > > /misc/sam/treaty.arc - cannot unpack > > /music/e-tracker-modules/MAJMODS1.zip - cannot unpack > /music/e-tracker-modules/MAJMODS2.zip - cannot unpack > /music/etrackdem.zip - cannot unpack - could be Out Of Colour (which I > have) as that was a demo for Etracker, or it could be a demo of the prog > itself > /music/samples/qltheme.zip - cannot unpack/determine pack type > > /utils/bcdsk10.bas - text file of BASIC program > /utils/disk/old/lib30a.zip - cannot unpack with Library > /utils/disk/lib30b.zip - cannot unpack with Library > > /utils/misc/commix.zip - cannot unpack with Library, but maybe the same as > COMMIX20.TDO > /utils/misc/Prntfx.zip - cannot unpack > /utils/misc/SAM81.zip - ZX81Emulator - BASIC Broken in file > /utils/misc/TIFF.zip - cannot unpack with Library > > So, if you have a disk that looks like any of these, fire up > http://www.simonowen.com/sam/samdisk/ , dump it out and then let me know > where I can grab it from or email me off-list and I'll arrange something > rather than make people send me 20 copies of Craft via mail :-) > > If these are lost then it would be a shame but if it can't be helped then > so be it, I'll give it a week to see what we can find and then I will > release the 380-odd disc images. > > Personally I think they should go back to NVG to replace the PAK's (Mmm, > nice 111Mb upload) so Frode do you want to contact me off-list about how > we want to play this. > > Also I think they should go to samcoupe.org so Gavin can you also give me > a shout off-list for the same reason. > > Best get back to the wife now - I think she's forgotton what I look like > these past few days :-) > > Dan. > > >
