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Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies?

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Hi,

thanks for the info, DOS on 386 is not a problem :)

"MaveRick" <computelico.erasami@gimeil.comm> wrote in message 
news:s29sno$d2$1@gioia.aioe.org...
> 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
>>
>>
>
>
> 

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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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