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Re: White Disk PD images?

From dog_cow@macgui.com (D Finnigan)
Newsgroups comp.sys.apple2
Subject Re: White Disk PD images?
Date 2011-10-18 19:27 +0000
Organization Mac GUI
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KP wrote:
> On Oct 18, 3:16�pm, dog_...@macgui.com (D Finnigan) wrote:
>> KP wrote:
>> > On Oct 18, 3:05 pm, KP <kjpm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> On Oct 18, 2:48 pm, KP <kjpm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >> > I seem to recall that at some point there was a big batch of public
>> >> > domain software on Asimov in several dozen 140K floppy images that
>> >> > were something like "White Disk 01A" "White Disk 01B" "White Disk
>> >> > 02A"
>> >> > etc.
>>
>> >> > I can't seem to find them now.
>>
>> >> > Was I wrong? Or have they been removed? If so, why and how do I
>> go
>> >> > about getting them?
>>
>> >> > There were a lot of real gems on those obscure public domain
>> >> > disks...
>>
>> >> I think what I'm referring to were the "White Disks" referenced on
>> >> this
>> >> page:http://mirrors.apple2.org.za/landover.no-ip.com/Applications/
>>
>> >> Is it safe to assume that anything on those pages is contained in the
>> >> archive of mirrors.apple2.org.za found
>> >> here?ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/other_archives/
>>
>>
Namely:ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/other_archives/Apple_I...
>>
>> >> And does anyone know whether a new dump of the .org.za site is going
>> >> to be done any time soon? Because the more recent dump is listed as
>> >> only
>>
>>
"partial":ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/other_archives/Apple_I...
>>
>>
>>
>> > I suppose what I'm asking is: If I back up Asimov, then have I also
>> > successfully backed up all of the other archives out there?
>>
>> > Or is there a substantial collection of other stuff, elsewhere on the
>> > internet, that Asimov doesn't mirror or parrallel in some way?
>>
>> > I would like to avoid duplication of effort but I also don't want to
>> > miss an important trove somewhere! �:-)
>>
>> Have you sent in for your copy of the Vault DVD collection yet? ;-)- Hide
>> quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
> 
> Damnit, I forgot!
> 
> Do you still have them?  I need to get on that.  :-(
>

Yes, but they're slowly disappearing. Do not delay. Email me (again, if need
be) for full details. If you send your SASE in the mail tomorrow, you could
have your copy by Saturday, or Monday at the latest. I've got a fast
turn-around time. I get them in the mail the next day after receiving the
SASE.

-- 
]DF$
Mac GUI Vault - A source for retro Apple II and
Macintosh computing.
http://macgui.com/vault/

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White Disk PD images? KP <kjpmail@gmail.com> - 2011-10-18 11:48 -0700
  Re: White Disk PD images? KP <kjpmail@gmail.com> - 2011-10-18 12:05 -0700
    Re: White Disk PD images? KP <kjpmail@gmail.com> - 2011-10-18 12:10 -0700
      Re: White Disk PD images? dog_cow@macgui.com (D Finnigan) - 2011-10-18 19:16 +0000
        Re: White Disk PD images? KP <kjpmail@gmail.com> - 2011-10-18 12:18 -0700
          Re: White Disk PD images? dog_cow@macgui.com (D Finnigan) - 2011-10-18 19:27 +0000
  Re: White Disk PD images? dog_cow@macgui.com (D Finnigan) - 2011-10-18 19:11 +0000
    Re: White Disk PD images? KP <kjpmail@gmail.com> - 2011-10-18 12:17 -0700
      Re: White Disk PD images? dog_cow@macgui.com (D Finnigan) - 2011-10-18 19:25 +0000
        Re: White Disk PD images? dog_cow@macgui.com (D Finnigan) - 2011-10-18 19:29 +0000
  Re: White Disk PD images? "N.N. Thayer" <nnthayer@hotmail.com> - 2011-10-18 13:06 -0700
    Re: White Disk PD images? KP <kjpmail@gmail.com> - 2011-10-18 13:35 -0700

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