Re: Transfer a 8250 diskette

I think this doesn't work if a$=chr$(0). Have you tried to use a instead of 
a, and then print#3,chr$(a); ?

On 05.11.2011 12:34, 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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