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Title: Looking for good disc-copy software
Post by: SmallCleverDinosaur on February 16, 2010, 10:17 PM
I'm transferring my floppy discs to D64's using MMC Replay. Unfortunately MMC Replay can only create D64's and not D71's from floppies. So I have to find a way to split one 1571-formatted disc into two 1541 formatted discs before using MMC Replay to transfer them to D64's. Does anyone know if there is a program to automatically do that?

If not, I quess I have to manually copy file after file from the 1571-disc until the first 1541-disc is full and then continue copying to disc two. But then I need a program that is able to copy PRG,DEL,REL and SEQ files. Does anyone know of a good program to do that? None of the discs are copy protected.
Title: Re: Looking for good disc-copy software
Post by: Diddl on February 17, 2010, 08:30 PM
With XA-1541 and OpenCBM or with XS-1541 (http://xs1541.t-winkler.net/) you can directly read 1571 diskettes into a D71 file on PC.
Title: Re: Looking for good disc-copy software
Post by: Andrew Wiskow on February 24, 2010, 04:02 PM
Quote from: SmallCleverDinosaur on February 16, 2010, 10:17 PMBut then I need a program that is able to copy PRG,DEL,REL and SEQ files. Does anyone know of a good program to do that? None of the discs are copy protected.

As long as nothing is copy protected, the most reliable program I use to copy all file types is FCOPY on the CMD HD utilities disk.  It'll be pretty time consuming if you're talking about a lot of disks though.  You may be better off getting a setup that you can create D71 files with, like Diddl suggested.  Personally, I use an XE1541 cable and Star Commander on an old DOS box.  Works great for creating D64s, D71s, and D81s.
Title: Re: Looking for good disc-copy software
Post by: SmallCleverDinosaur on February 24, 2010, 06:19 PM
Thank you Mr. Wiskow :)

Most of my discs are 1541 formatted, just a few are 1571 formatted so time consuming is ok, since there are just a few discs. And none of them are copy protected.

Is FCOPY a C128 program or for the C64? My setup is a C128D with a 1541 hooked to it. Is FCOPY able to read files from a 1571 formatted disc in the 1571 in the C128D and write them to the 1541?

If so, do you know where I can get my hands on it?  :)
Title: Re: Looking for good disc-copy software
Post by: RobertB on February 25, 2010, 02:36 AM
Quote from: SmallCleverDinosaur on February 24, 2010, 06:19 PMIs FCOPY a C128 program or for the C64?
I'm going to beat Andrew to the punch this time.  :)  FCOPY and FCOPY+ are compatible with both the C128 and C64, i.e., run in both modes.
QuoteMy setup is a C128D with a 1541 hooked to it. Is FCOPY able to read files from a 1571 formatted disc in the 1571 in the C128D and write them to the 1541?
Yes
Quote
If so, do you know where I can get my hands on it?  :)
http://ftp.pokefinder.org/index.php?s=fcopy&m=0&h=100 (http://ftp.pokefinder.org/index.php?s=fcopy&m=0&h=100)


Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
Title: Re: Looking for good disc-copy software
Post by: SmallCleverDinosaur on February 25, 2010, 05:38 PM
Thanks Robert :)

When I use Pokefinder I get 66 hits. Any idea which version is the highest? And which one that is the best to use?

I didn't see FCOPY+ among the hits, what are the differences between FCOPY and FCOPY+?
Title: Re: Looking for good disc-copy software
Post by: RobertB on February 26, 2010, 04:46 AM
Quote from: SmallCleverDinosaur on February 25, 2010, 05:38 PMAny idea which version is the highest? And which one that is the best to use?
The one with the highest version number?  ;)  Seriously, I'd have to look at my FCOPY disk to see what version it is.
QuoteI didn't see FCOPY+ among the hits, what are the differences between FCOPY and FCOPY+?
I don't have them in front of me right now, but IIRC, FCOPY+ was a bit more compatible.  FWIW, Maurice Randall's WCopy was better than CMD's FCOPY/FCOPY+, because it used JiffyDOS routines in JD machines in order to speed up file-copying greatly.

And WCopy is at Pokefinder, too,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug (http://videocam.net.au/fcug)
Title: Re: Looking for good disc-copy software
Post by: Andrew Wiskow on February 26, 2010, 08:29 AM
Robert, the Pokefinder hits are not the CMD FCOPY program... Looks like a German program made for the VC-1541.  I did some hunting, and you can find FCOPY in this compilation of CMD utility disks:
ftp://ftp.scs-trc.net/pub/c64/Tools/Drives/CMD_FD_HD_DOS_Utils.zip
Title: Re: Looking for good disc-copy software
Post by: RobertB on February 26, 2010, 09:05 AM
Quote from: Andrew Wiskow on February 26, 2010, 08:29 AM
Robert, the Pokefinder hits are not the CMD FCOPY program...
Heh, a better search is with the words, "CMD FCOPY".  That gives

http://ftp.pokefinder.org/index.php?s=cmd+fcopy&m=0&h=100 (http://ftp.pokefinder.org/index.php?s=cmd+fcopy&m=0&h=100)

From there, you can find the CMD Utilities disk which definitely has FCOPY+ and another CMD Utilities disk which has WCopy+ (the improved version of WCopy).
QuoteI did some hunting, and you can find FCOPY in this compilation of CMD utility disks:
ftp://ftp.scs-trc.net/pub/c64/Tools/Drives/CMD_FD_HD_DOS_Utils.zip (ftp://ftp.scs-trc.net/pub/c64/Tools/Drives/CMD_FD_HD_DOS_Utils.zip)
Ah, I had forgotten about that site.

              Truly,
              Robert Bernardo
              Fresno Commodore User Group
              http://videocam.net.au/fcug (http://videocam.net.au/fcug)
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              http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/ (http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/)
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Title: Re: Looking for good disc-copy software
Post by: SmallCleverDinosaur on March 04, 2010, 05:24 PM
Quote from: Andrew Wiskow on February 26, 2010, 08:29 AM
I did some hunting, and you can find FCOPY in this compilation of CMD utility disks:
ftp://ftp.scs-trc.net/pub/c64/Tools/Drives/CMD_FD_HD_DOS_Utils.zip (ftp://ftp.scs-trc.net/pub/c64/Tools/Drives/CMD_FD_HD_DOS_Utils.zip)
Awesome! :)

Thanks Andrew. And thanks Robert :)

I downloaded that compilation and then used WCOPY+ and it worked like a charm. A great software for copying discs!
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