E474 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Even better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhants Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Would I be right in thinking the 'Atari 8 bit preserved software 2020-01-25' directory under ftp.pigwa.net is the right location for the latest overall set of preserved images ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardcorehubz Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Hey all, i'm the guy that has been scanning and dumping CliffRacer's stuff he sent me. The scans are all up now on the Internet Archive as well as my site www.gamingalexandria.com. I also just tried to register for your site's forums if someone can approve me. I was only able to get a few of the disks dumped with my Kryo unfortunately, but one was the Lotto Program at least! I also have a WAV recording of Three Little Pigs but it seems to only partially load, however I'm not an Atari 800 emulation expert so I may be doing it wrong. I've attached the WAV here if anybody wants to play with it. It seems to have a high pitch squeal in the background, normally i record tapes I dump in Mono 48khz and export as WAVs from Audacity and that seems to work okay. But do Atari tapes require stereo or something different? threelittlepigsprogram.wav 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Fred_M Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) 49 minutes ago, hardcorehubz said: But do Atari tapes require stereo or something different? I have listened to your WAV-file. Atari tapes are in stereo with the data track on the right channel and (when available) an audio track on the left channel. Most software don't have an audio track and then a mono dump is okay. In this case there is an audio track, so your dump needs to be in stereo The audio quality of your dump is okay, but quite loud. I don't think there is clipping in your WAV-file, but I think you should lower the volume a little bit I hope you can dump the tape again in stereo ? Edited May 15, 2020 by Fred_M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardcorehubz Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Absolutely! Will do it in Stereo and reupload soon. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avanze Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 I have a question. Eastern Front (1941) only has an ATR format will there ever be an ATX version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DjayBee Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 41 minutes ago, avanze said: I have a question. Eastern Front (1941) only has an ATR format will there ever be an ATX version? Only if we find an original disk to dump or somebody contributes a flux dump of an original disk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckybuck Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 I have 2.400 hits on my mac regarding EF... There was an APX version, too, as far as I remember. Therefore, it would be good to know, which disk version exactly is searched for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 1 minute ago, luckybuck said: I have 2.400 hits on my mac regarding EF... There was an APX version, too, as far as I remember. Therefore, it would be good to know, which disk version exactly is searched for? The APX version was also released on cassette (I had a copy as a kid, before I got a disk drive). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckybuck Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 I have the cas file and can upload, but here the disk is searched. Have attached my EF archiv. Eastern Front.rtf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 As far as I know, the only disk version of Eastern Front was the APX version, which had no copy protection. It's pretty common as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckybuck Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Yeah, APX disk and Atari as cart, that is what I have in mind. Further, he was along with Bill Wilkinson the good soul, who published even the source code! Most funny thing is the author in front of a 800 hard working on EF with a German helmet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avanze Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 23 minutes ago, DjayBee said: Only if we find an original disk to dump or somebody contributes a flux dump of an original disk. Right, if it doesn't have a copy protection it probably doesn't need an ATX, but still, I'd like to have an ATX version anyway, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 I'll look to see if I have a copy (most likely) and I will send it to Bill Lange in my next batch of disks that he will copy with the Kyroflux. Allan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckybuck Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Thank you Allan and Bill in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarxx Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, avanze said: Right, if it doesn't have a copy protection it probably doesn't need an ATX, but still, I'd like to have an ATX version anyway, lol Here's an atx from the atr. I've never seen a protected version as mentioned previously. Eastern Front (1941) (1981)(APX)(US).atx You can create an atx from any atr easily with a8rawconv if that is your personal preference, but you gain nothing from it (just a slightly larger file). Edited May 15, 2020 by Zarxx typo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckybuck Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Chris 1981, hard working on EF... 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Ha ha....Not seen that in a long time....Nice.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gearhead Lu Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Hello Farb, I started a topic asking about submitting disks and tapes for archiving Atari software. Evilmoo and others suggested I come here and ask you. I have a collection of original US retail sold disks, cartridges, tapes and their manuals that I bought in the 1980's. I have been backing up my collection by downloading image files mainly from Atarimania and noticed that several of the titles and a manual were listed as missing. I would like to submit my original disks/tapes if they are needed for the archives. I started making an excel sheet with a list of what I have and noted what is listed as missing from Atarimania. So far I am up to the titles starting with the letter M and see that I own about 12 of the titles that are listed as missing. Could it be that the site has not been updated yet, or does Atarimania need the original disk dumps? I would need someone to do the disk file dumps. Here are some of what I have and listed as missing. Alternate Reality- The City Datasoft Manual Astro Chase First Star Software Disk Aztec Challenge Cosmi Disk Blue Max Synapse Software Disk Captivity Program Design Inc. Tape Claim Jumper Synapse Software Disk Combat Leader Strategic Simulations Disk Electra Glide Mastertronic Disk F-15 Strike Eagle Microprose Software Disk Mercenary- Escape from Targ Datasoft Disk Mercenary -The second City Datasoft Disk Mig Alley Ace Microprose Software Disk Thank you for keeping Atari software alive and available. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farb Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 Hi @Gearhead Lu, Thanks for reaching out and for your offer to help with our preserving efforts. One thing to note, the want list of Atarimania you refer to is different than ours. Atarimania is focused on building a comprehensive archive where we (the a8preservation.com initiative) focus on building a curated one with provenance back to original media. So there will be things that are not on their list that we need and vice versa. The two sites collaborate but their goal and accumulated assets are different. If you want to send me a full list of what you have, I can compare it to our site. Or you can use our search function to look up each title and see whether we have already preserved it. From the list you posted, the following would be helpful because we either don't already have a dump or haven't yet verified our existing one: Aztec Challenge There are several releases of this: http://a8preservation.com/#/software/title/2646. Do you know which one you have? Blue Max Synapse Software Disk This has been a challenging title to preserve and we can use as many different dumps as we can get! Captivity Program Design Inc. Tape Claim Jumper Synapse Software Disk Mercenary -The second City Datasoft Disk Mig Alley Ace Microprose Software Disk Of course, even titles we already consider "preserved" may be interesting to dump in case it is an unknown variant (which we run across more often than you would think). I'll PM you to work out where you can send things to be dumped. Thanks again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhants Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 On 5/10/2020 at 8:51 PM, andyhants said: Would I be right in thinking the 'Atari 8 bit preserved software 2020-01-25' directory under ftp.pigwa.net is the right location for the latest overall set of preserved images ? Bump - so is this a taboo question ? Seriously - I've had marvellous patient support for all of my other 'noob' type questions & am hugely grateful for that & but is a question asking about a convenient d/l source for the full set of latest a8-preserved software a no-no ? Taking the time to read through this thread it seems that the archive.org source has now been deleted. There's talk of torrents being created with regular - 6 monthly-ish - updates posted which seems to make sense to me but no apparent info on if such a source exists. Is my question irrelevant - no d/l location currently exists (hard to believe) or is it actually a 'PM me for more info' type thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Kline Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 4 minutes ago, andyhants said: Bump - so is this a taboo question ? Seriously - I've had marvellous patient support for all of my other 'noob' type questions & am hugely grateful for that & but is a question asking about a convenient d/l source for the full set of latest a8-preserved software a no-no ? Taking the time to read through this thread it seems that the archive.org source has now been deleted. There's talk of torrents being created with regular - 6 monthly-ish - updates posted which seems to make sense to me but no apparent info on if such a source exists. Is my question irrelevant - no d/l location currently exists (hard to believe) or is it actually a 'PM me for more info' type thing? I continue to host the most recent archive here (link below), @andyhants, but there hasn't been a subsequent, newer archive released that I'm aware of: https://atari-owner.com/fun/atari-preserved-software/ --Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DjayBee Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 1 hour ago, andyhants said: so is this a taboo question ? Nope, probably just overlooked by everybody. Yes, this is the latest release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilmoo Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 17 hours ago, Timothy Kline said: I continue to host the most recent archive here (link below), @andyhants, but there hasn't been a subsequent, newer archive released that I'm aware of: https://atari-owner.com/fun/atari-preserved-software/ The .zip file here throws some odd errors when I unzip it under Linux: Atari8bitPreservedSoftware2020-01-25/Ϻ+���Ϻ+�Ϯ (198x)(aDawliah)(SA)[cartridge].zip: mismatching "local" filename (Atari8bitPreservedSoftware2020-01-25/الطاقة (198x)(aDawliah)(SA)[cartridge].zip), continuing with "central" filename version extracting: Atari8bitPreservedSoftware2020-01-25/Ϻ+���Ϻ+�Ϯ (198x)(aDawliah)(SA)[cartridge].zip Any idea what's going on here? The "local" name appears to be the correct encoding, at least as far as InfoZip unzip is concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorRossie Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Use a different tool to unzip the file. The command line unzip program has problems with unicoded filenames, is my personal experience with debian (raspbian) and Ubuntu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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