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Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies?

From "Mantas" <mantas@universe-trinti.lt>
Newsgroups it.comp.retrocomputing, uk.comp.vintage
Subject Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies?
Date 2021-01-18 16:28 +0200
Organization Aioe.org NNTP Server
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Thanks, I will try that.

"Mike Garcia" <mike@mgarcia.nospam> wrote in message 
news:ru2iaj$18nn$1@gioia.aioe.org...
> Mantas wrote:
>> I have 2 floppy disks from a Lithuanian ZX-Spectrum clone. I would like 
>> to make backups (if they are still readable).
>>
>> I have a 386 with MS-DOS and Win 3.11 and if needed I can connect a 5,25" 
>> drive to WinXP computer.
>>
>> How should I proceed without damaging the disks:
>>
>>  1.. To make a RAW disk image (and later copy to another disk)
>>
>>  2.. Browse the software/run on an emulator
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>
> I would connect it to the winxp
> and use DD (Disk Dump) http://www.chrysocome.net/dd
> That will create 100% same images from the floppies.
>
> Then I would also do a copy /a (copy /? I think that's how it's done in 
> DOS) to copy all files into a folder and zip it up.
>
> That's how I did my VC++ 20 disks
> https://archive.org/details/MicrosoftVisualStudioC1.01993
>
> ----------
> http://mgarcia.org/ 

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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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