Zarxx Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Technicolor Dream Technicolor Dream.7z I'd heard about this type of protection used by Red Rat. A physical pin hole which reads like a weak sector (White LED underneath). This one scans from sector 641 to 720 looking for the hole. Once found it is read multiple times and if the read is not different, fails. No error crashes at 720. I tested this by moving the weak sector to 641 and 720 (original is at 694) and both load fine once found. TD (641).atx TD (720).atx I have another copy which has different protection including a weak sector but no hole, so may have been changed later on (Hole causing potential head issues). This also means that copies with the hole will likely have a different hole/sector location. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 (edited) looks like the hole also allowed media smear, so it might be the disk needs a slight clean/touch up as well as the drive head.. Edited December 11, 2021 by _The Doctor__ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarxx Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Last ones from this batch Antic - Vol.5 No.09.7z Atari User Toolkit.7z Tricky Tutorial #5.7z 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarxx Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 I was able to clean up these previously posted tapes and get them all working. Atari Computing 3-5.7z 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Mega link updated : ) Atari.8bit.Preserved.Software.2021-12-23 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farb Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 Thanks @remowilliams for creating and posting the link. And thanks to all the folks that have spent countless hours over the past year dumping, analyzing and researching all the titles that went into this latest release. Enjoy! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckybuck Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 WOW! More than 3,000 titles! That(!) is Christmas! :-))) Thank you sooooo much remowilliams !!! Highly appreciated! Wish you from the heart a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Please stay healthy, we really need you! :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Kline Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 And mirrored: Atari.8bit.Preserved.Software.2021-12-23 Keep up the fantastic work!! --Tim 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Thank you all, really nice xmas gift... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan33 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Thank you so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukdukgoos Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Thank you!! Is there a new DAT file for this release? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukdukgoos Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 8 hours ago, dukdukgoos said: Is there a new DAT file for this release? Nevermind, I found it. Thanks again for all the hard work in putting this together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariRoots Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Happy New Year! My contribution attached. This utility, The Atari Graphics Wizard by English Software, doesn't appear to be listed on Atarimania or the a8preservation sites. I remember ordering it from a magazine advert as a kid back in the 80's and am fairly sure that the package did not include the booklet or owners manual referred to in the inlay. Side A loads fine in Altirra but have not worked out how to load anything from side B. Would be interested if anyone figures out how to use it. atarigraphicswizard.7z 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Boot to BASIC and CLOAD side B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariRoots Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Thanks, that worked! Having not used an Atari for 30+ years you forget these things ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Sadly we do, but that's the joy of here, always someone with an answer.. Also, thank you for doing something for the cause, every bit helps.. Paul.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 On 12/23/2021 at 6:57 PM, Farb said: Thanks @remowilliams for creating and posting the link. And thanks to all the folks that have spent countless hours over the past year dumping, analyzing and researching all the titles that went into this latest release. Is there a torrent for this release? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarxx Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 15 hours ago, AtariRoots said: Happy New Year! My contribution attached. This utility, The Atari Graphics Wizard by English Software, doesn't appear to be listed on Atarimania or the a8preservation sites. I remember ordering it from a magazine advert as a kid back in the 80's and am fairly sure that the package did not include the booklet or owners manual referred to in the inlay. Side A loads fine in Altirra but have not worked out how to load anything from side B. Would be interested if anyone figures out how to use it. atarigraphicswizard.7z 77.16 MB · 24 downloads Thank you and Happy New Year! Cleaned up. Cas'd and included an Altirra wav save. Atari Graphics Wizard, The (1984)(English Software).7z Thanks again. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farb Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 19 hours ago, AtariRoots said: Happy New Year! My contribution attached. Yes, Happy New Year to all and thank you for the contribution! 10 hours ago, MrFish said: Is there a torrent for this release? No, not an official one. remowilliams' Mega link is the official distribution mechanism at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariRoots Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 5 hours ago, Zarxx said: Thank you and Happy New Year! Cleaned up. Cas'd and included an Altirra wav save. Atari Graphics Wizard, The (1984)(English Software).7z 36.28 MB · 12 downloads Thanks again. Thanks for that. FYI I've discovered that pressing the 'H' key in the main application brings up a help menu with a guide to all the other keys which should be a good starting point for anyone trying to use it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 2 hours ago, Farb said: No, not an official one. remowilliams' Mega link is the official distribution mechanism at the moment. Shame, I always feel like having to to download from Mega is like being forced to go through a dangerous neighborhood, just to eat at an amazing restaurant. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mr Robot Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 On 12/23/2021 at 9:39 PM, Timothy Kline said: And mirrored: Atari.8bit.Preserved.Software.2021-12-23 Keep up the fantastic work!! --Tim And Mirrored: https://atari8bit.net/a8sp/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 On 12/23/2021 at 10:39 PM, Timothy Kline said: And mirrored: Atari.8bit.Preserved.Software.2021-12-23 3 hours ago, Mr Robot said: And Mirrored: https://atari8bit.net/a8sp/ I'm getting a bunch of CRC errors when I unzip either of these archives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Kline Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 40 minutes ago, MrFish said: I'm getting a bunch of CRC errors when I unzip either of these archives. Hmm. I just double-checked here and I am not getting any CRC errors from the downloaded file. I'm using Total Commander's built-in ZIP/UNZIP feature to extract the contents of the file linked originally upon release, as well as the downloaded copy. File sizes match, as well. There was nothing more done on my part than download the file from Mega, and then drop it onto the mirror folder at Atari-Owner.com, grab the direct link, and post that the mirror was available. --Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 perhaps the results should be compared against the preserved sources, I'd shudder to think these are incorrect in any way... when the problem is sorted I may supply a torrent one last time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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