Re: Transfer a 8250 diskette

I used the copy command, it started copying but then the Micro Power 2000
gave an error and stopped.
The Micro Power 2000 may not be 100% compatible.

I am now using the chr$(0) methode and it is working. Only it is a bit
slow. 81 blocks in 6 minutes :(

Richard

Op Za, 5 november, 2011 4:00 pm schreef Steve Gray:
>

> I was using this:
> http://www.bombjack.org/commodore/commodore/Disk_Reference_Manual_(D9090_D
> 9060_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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