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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi listers:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I made a 32-meg HD image with the latest ProDOS (2.4.2), Davex, a lot of Davex utilities, Textalker, and ProWords/ProBraille/ProTerm on it.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I was trying to imitate Larry’s menu method, where you type the first letter of a command and it goes to it. I even have a shortcut you can use to open the manuals. If you type M and press return, it runs Larry’s text reader program and the manuals for the programs are presented.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am currently using the one supplied on the manuals disk, but, maybe I should try the one he used in a later issue of BAUD and see if it works better. I haven’t looked at it, but, maybe it could be used.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I used CiderPress to do most of the file copying, including making sure Davex commands were sorted.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you want to play with it, here’s a link to a zip file with the image in it.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/dl6nfxbvjoir0cq/hd.zip?dl=1">https://www.dropbox.com/s/dl6nfxbvjoir0cq/hd.zip?dl=1</a></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The image unzips as “HD.PO”. You should be able to run a command like:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>MAME apple2ee -sl3 echoiiplus -sl7 cffa2 -hard1 hd.po</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To bring it up.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:blindapple@bluegrasspals.com">Bryan Mckinnish via BlindApple</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Sunday, August 8, 2021 2:13 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:blindapple@bluegrasspals.com">Tiny Puppy-butchb via BlindApple</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:bryanbkm@gmail.com">Bryan Mckinnish</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Blindapple] reading hd files with mame</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have a prodos file I made with only a few programs on it I made, but </p><p class=MsoNormal>not sure how to create a hd file.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Is there any windows programs that can read and rite hd files?</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I use cider press for dsk files and other ones.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On 8/8/2021 12:02 PM, Tiny Puppy-butchb via BlindApple wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal>> I'd like that disk file. I haven't run davex in years. I have a</p><p class=MsoNormal>> hard drive for my 2e, but not sure what I did with the scsii</p><p class=MsoNormal>> control card for it. Thanks</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Send file to</p><p class=MsoNormal>> butchb@fairpoint.net</p><p class=MsoNormal>> or wa0vjr@gmail.com</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> ----- Original Message -----</p><p class=MsoNormal>> From: "Kyle via BlindApple" <blindapple@bluegrasspals.com></p><p class=MsoNormal>> To: "Blind Apple Discussions" <blindapple@bluegrasspals.com></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Cc: "Kyle" <kyle@free2.ml></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2021 9:18 AM</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Subject: Re: [Blindapple] reading hd files with mame</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> First, I do know that a different controller is needed, although</p><p class=MsoNormal>> I don't</p><p class=MsoNormal>> think it's in slot 6. If I remember correctly, it's recommended</p><p class=MsoNormal>> to put</p><p class=MsoNormal>> it in slot 7, but I could be wrong. The controller you need is</p><p class=MsoNormal>> the</p><p class=MsoNormal>> CFFA2, which I believe is a compact flash reader. Your disk image</p><p class=MsoNormal>> needs</p><p class=MsoNormal>> to have the ProDOS operating system on it. I recommend the Davex</p><p class=MsoNormal>> shell</p><p class=MsoNormal>> with ProDOS Textalker added. I have a floppy image of such a disk</p><p class=MsoNormal>> if you</p><p class=MsoNormal>> need it.</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> My problem is that although I have set up a CFFA2 controller, I</p><p class=MsoNormal>> haven't</p><p class=MsoNormal>> yet been able to specify a hard disk image on the MAME command</p><p class=MsoNormal>> line.</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Everything I read tells me to specify -hard1 <filename> on the</p><p class=MsoNormal>> command</p><p class=MsoNormal>> line, or to specify the hard disk image in apple2ee.ini, but</p><p class=MsoNormal>> neither</p><p class=MsoNormal>> boots from the hard disk image, and I'm not able to see my hard</p><p class=MsoNormal>> disk</p><p class=MsoNormal>> image when I load my Davex floppy either.</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> ~Kyle</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> _______________________________________________</p><p class=MsoNormal>> BlindApple mailing list</p><p class=MsoNormal>> BlindApple@bluegrasspals.com</p><p class=MsoNormal>> https://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/blindapple</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> _______________________________________________</p><p class=MsoNormal>> BlindApple mailing list</p><p class=MsoNormal>> BlindApple@bluegrasspals.com</p><p class=MsoNormal>> https://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/blindapple</p><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________</p><p class=MsoNormal>BlindApple mailing list</p><p class=MsoNormal>BlindApple@bluegrasspals.com</p><p class=MsoNormal>https://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/blindapple</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>