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Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies?

From	MaveRick <computelico.erasami@gimeil.comm>
Newsgroups	it.comp.retrocomputing, uk.comp.vintage
Subject	Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies?
Date	2021-03-10 07:33 +0000
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Hi Mantas, 

I never made copy of Sinclair diskette, but I did on some Olivetti fdd.

At the time the most useful software was the CopyQM that was able to make
(with its BLIND COPY feature) track-by-track copy including hiding sectors,
track zero, and even errors (a way to protect original software) to allow a
perfect replica of the floppy.

The only problem is that it cannot work on windows/emulated environment, as
these are masking the direct access to the hardware, avoiding any “custom”
instruction to the fdd

So only DOS on a x86 machine (286/386/486)

Mantas <mantas@universe-trinti.lt> wrote:
> I can use any OS on PC really.
> 
>> 
>> oh thought I read he has a XP machine...
>> If it's a DOS/XP issue, maybe making a boot USB/CD/floppy and using linux
>> will provide the correct drivers for that floppy?
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> 
>> Mike Garcia
>> http://mgarcia.org 
> 
>

Thread

How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? "Mantas" <mantas@universe-trinti.lt> - 2021-01-12 12:42 +0200
  Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2021-01-12 22:47 +0000
    Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? "Mantas" <mantas@universe-trinti.lt> - 2021-01-13 13:22 +0200
  Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? Giuseppe³ <miaooaimATtiscaliDOTit@xxx.xxx> - 2021-01-13 19:56 +0100
    Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? Giuseppe³ <miaooaimATtiscaliDOTit@xxx.xxx> - 2021-01-13 20:01 +0100
      Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? Giuseppe³ <miaooaimATtiscaliDOTit@xxx.xxx> - 2021-01-13 20:09 +0100
        Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? "Mantas" <mantas@universe-trinti.lt> - 2021-01-14 13:14 +0200
          Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? Giuseppe³ <miaooaimATtiscaliDOTit@xxx.xxx> - 2021-01-14 19:40 +0100
            Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? "Dino.Baldi" <dino.baldi@gmail.com> - 2021-01-15 01:56 -0800
            Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? "Mantas" <mantas@universe-trinti.lt> - 2021-01-18 16:27 +0200
  Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? Mike Garcia <mike@mgarcia.nospam> - 2021-01-18 10:47 +1100
    Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? "Mantas" <mantas@universe-trinti.lt> - 2021-01-18 16:28 +0200
    Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2021-01-18 22:28 +0000
      Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? Mike Garcia <mike@mgarcia.nospam> - 2021-01-18 23:30 +0000
        Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? "Mantas" <mantas@universe-trinti.lt> - 2021-01-27 14:10 +0200
          Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? MaveRick <computelico.erasami@gimeil.comm> - 2021-03-10 07:33 +0000
            Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? "Mantas" <mantas@universe-trinti.lt> - 2021-03-10 15:36 +0200

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