Not work, try repeating the process using the other "Order" option.)ĭSK2FILE and ASIMOV can, also, create disk image (.dsk or. (If everything seemed to go well but the disk does Select the "Image file -> Diskette" option, follow prompts, and you shouldĮnd up with a good diskette. (ProDOS disk images are,įairly often, in DOS order to make them more universally transferable.)ħ. If you know the DSK is a ProDOS image in ProDOS order- like theįile name ends with ".PO", select "ProDOS Order". Normally, you will accept the defaults (5.25", DOSģ.3 order). ![]() Or Prontodos disk and do an INIT HELLO to format a 5.25" diskette.)Ħ. Plain DOS 3.3 formatting with theĭefault Volume number is, generally, best and easiest. Thisĭiskette needs to be 16-sector formatted. Insert the formatted 5.25" target diskette into Drive 1 (Slot 6). RAM5/NARFGAMES.DSK ) because DSK2FILE will ask you to type it in.ĥ. If you are using DSK2FILE, jot down the complete path name of the DSK file One way or another, the file needs to end up on a ProDOS diskette or ProDOSĤ. Transfer the DSK file to your GS via Mac diskette or a NULL modem transfer. If file length is not 143,360, use WinZIP or equivalent to unZip it.ģ. Download the file in binary mode from an ftp archive site via ftp://. Here is a quickie step-by-step guide for getting a 5.25" DSK disk imageġ. Since ProDOS stuff does not careĪbout Volume numbering and DOS 3.3 stuff may, the target disk should generallyīe one INITed with the default Volume Number- e.g. However, ProDOS formatting uses a default Volume Number of 1, which isĭifferent from the DOS 3.3 default of 254. Note: In most cases it is okay to use either a DOS 3.3 or ProDOS formattedĭiskette as the target (and the target disk does not need to be empty of anyįiles). po suffix, use theĭSK2FILE or ASIMOV "ProDOS Order" setting. (or, it can beįormatted using Copy II Plus, etc.) and you should use the default DSK2FILE orĪSIMOV "DOS 3.3 Order" setting. The target diskette should be INITed for DOS 3.3. do) files are of a DOS 3.3 or some related DOSĭisk. For more about ADT and ADTgs see Telecom-1. To your Apple II using ADT (or ADTgs for IIgs), it is automatically convertedĪnd written to 5.25" diskette. On a PC, WinZIP will uncompress g-zipped and ZIPped DSKĪ DSK file can be converted to actual diskette form on an Apple II usingĭSK2FILE or (GS-only) ASIMOV. Standard ZIP compression and the file name might be "narfgame.zip" or Narfgames disk which has been g-zip compressed. On ftp sites, DSK files are usually in a ZIPped form to conserve space.įor example, on the Asimov site, is a DSK file of the dsk by using a disk copier like Disk Muncher on an emulator to copy sdk files which were produced by GS-ShrinkIt). On a PC, NuLib can create disk images from 8-bit ShrinkIt whole-disk Image creation programs like DSK2FILE and ASIMOV and the transfer/creation In fact, nearly all 5.25" disk image files (of both DOS 3.3 and ProDOSĭisks) are in DOS 3.3 order and, DOS 3.3 order is the default setting for Note: data order does not relate to whether a disk image is a DOS 3.3 or ProDOSĭisk. The image is intended for use as a virtual hard disk by various Apple IIĪnd IIgs emulators (e.g. ![]() hdv- typically an image 800k (819,200 bytes) or greater in size in ProDOS Name should end with ".po" (not ".dsk") to avoid confusion. DOSģ.3 order image file names usually end with ".dsk". ![]() Ordering used.) It has become standard practice to use the. (The emulator program is supposed to check a. dsk- technically, this may be an image which has its data in DOS 3.3 or ProDOS The filename suffixes relateĬhiefly to how data is arranged in the file: A standard 5.25" DSK fileġ side x 35 Tracks/side x 16 Sectors/Trk x 256 Bytes/Sec = 143,360 Bytes.ĭSK files of 800k 3.5" disks are much less common.ĭata in a DSK disk image file can be arranged in the sector order used byĭOS 3.3 or in the sector order used by ProDOS. Images of Apple 5.25" game, utility, etc. ![]() dsk) files are disk image files used by popular Apple IIĮmulators like AppleWin to run A2 wares on the PC or Mac. Hard disk and to maintain wares on ftp and other download sites.ĭSK (usually. Disk image files are also a handy way to archive Apple II disks on sector headers, syncĪpple II emulators running on a PC, Mac, etc. Image, NIB, tries to preserve all disk information (e.g. Catalog tracks, files, DOS (if present) etc. Csa2 FAQ, by Jeff Hurlburt with numerous contributions byġ0.006 What are DSK, PO, DO, HDV, NIB, and 2MG "disk image" files and how do I use them?Ī "disk image" is typically a file containing every data byte on aĭiskette- i.e.
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