+DjayBee Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Tadaa, @ijor's new conversion works well. No bad sectors, correct data in all sectors and still working copy protection (track 3 has 21 sectors). Syngraph-Preproduction-Soulbuster-Clean.atx 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted June 21, 2023 Author Share Posted June 21, 2023 Fantastic! I added a link to the message above for the corrected ATX on the first post. I left the original zip alone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted June 21, 2023 Author Share Posted June 21, 2023 22 hours ago, ijor said: Btw, is this Syngraph version recorded on the back side of the disk? And how are you dumping the back side? Seems that the index alignment of these new dumps are completely different than your older dump two years ago. I am now using a high density disk drive vs. a double density previously. For backside disks, I slice them open and flip the media and record. SynGraph is not on the backside. None of these protos are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ijor Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, SoulBuster said: I am now using a high density disk drive vs. a double density previously. For backside disks, I slice them open and flip the media and record. SynGraph is not on the backside. None of these protos are. I see. Strange. Changing to a high density drive shouldn't produce this completely different index alignment. There might be a software (or hardware) issue here. Which hardware and software are you using to produce the SCP images? Which dumping parameters, if any, are you using? Would you mind making a new dump of any older Electronic Arts disk for testing purposes? Such as Mule, Archon, Pinball Construction Set or any other ECA title from 1983. These titles are excellent for testing purposes because they were all duplicated with exactly the same known index alignment. Thanks Edited June 21, 2023 by ijor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted June 21, 2023 Author Share Posted June 21, 2023 Here is Mule. Mule.zip Other than changing the revolutions to 5 and the target device to image, I do not change any other settings and use it as it boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ijor Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 2 hours ago, SoulBuster said: Here is Mule. Thanks for the test. Quote Other than changing the revolutions to 5 and the target device to image, I do not change any other settings and use it as it boots. Oh! Using "Copy Mode Splice" is bad. You should use Index mode instead. When using Splice mode the index location and the skew align is completely altered; also in general the image is not very precise. Some titles won't even work at all. As a matter of fact, that MULE image doesn't load precisely because of this reason. Please also add one more track, up to track 40. It is not mandatory, and not nearly as important as using Index mode. But some original disks have a very useful duplication record on that track. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DjayBee Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 On 6/21/2023 at 6:11 PM, ijor said: Oh! Using "Copy Mode Splice" is bad. You should use Index mode instead. Perhaps we should add this information to our disk dumping guide on a8preservation.com to make it easier for people who want to contribute. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ijor Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, DjayBee said: Perhaps we should add this information to our disk dumping guide on a8preservation.com to make it easier for people who want to contribute. Yes, we probably should. And it was probably also partially our fault that we didn't check before, that those dumps were made using Splice mode. On 6/21/2023 at 8:48 AM, SoulBuster said: I am now using a high density disk drive vs. a double density previously. No big harm was done anyway. Seems that only recent dumps are affected. At least the older Syngraph dump was most likely performed using Index mode. So I guess that, at least, all older dumps are also fine in this regards. Edited June 24, 2023 by ijor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 Crossfire (1982)(On-Line Systems)(US)[cassette] Previously posted here with only 1 side of this exact cassette recorded. This archive has both sides recorded. Autoload cassette without BASIC. Crossfire (1982)(On-Line Systems)(US)[cassette].zip Crossfire Manual.PDF 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 Juggle's Rainbow (1982)(Atari)(US)[cassette] - Set #1 Previously posted here with only 1 side of this exact cassette recorded. This archive has both sides recorded. Autoload cassette without BASIC. Juggle's Rainbow (1982)(Atari)(US)[cassette] - Set #1.zip Juggles' Rainbow Manual.PDF 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 Night Mission Pinball (1982)(subLOGIC)(US)[cassette] Previously posted here without any recordings. These two archives have 10 recordings that I could not get to work. Night Mission Pinball (1982)(subLOGIC)(US)[cassette] Side 1.zip Night Mission Pinball (1982)(subLOGIC)(US)[cassette] Side 2.zip 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DjayBee Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 8 minutes ago, SoulBuster said: Juggle's Rainbow (1982)(Atari)(US)[cassette] - Set #1 Errm, never seen a square cassette before, like in the photo. 🤪 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, DjayBee said: Errm, never seen a square cassette before, like in the photo. 🤪 LOL! Well that "cassette" was in the original post so I brought it over with everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 Starbowl Football (1982)(Gamestar)(US)[cassette] - Set #1 Previously posted here with only 1 side of this exact cassette recorded. This archive has both sides recorded. Autoload cassette without BASIC. Starbowl Football (1982)(Gamestar)(US)[cassette] - Set #1.zip Starbowl Football Manual.PDF 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 Sunday Golf (1980-10-29)(Adventure International)(US)[BASIC][cassette] Previously posted here with only 1 side of this exact cassette recorded. This archive has both sides recorded. CLOAD, then RUN. Sunday Golf (1980-10-29)(Adventure International)(US)[BASIC][cassette].zip 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 Survival Adventure (1980)(United Software of America)(US)[BASIC][cassette] Previously posted here with only 1 side of this exact cassette recorded. This archive has both sides recorded. CLOAD, then RUN. Survival Adventure (1980)(United Software of America)(US)[BASIC][cassette].zip 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 That is it for re-records. I spent the last few days getting my SuperCard Pro hardware setup correctly. Man this is a BITCH. Finally got it done. Here is some advice for anyone else that will be using a8rawconv for making SCPs. Run the setup as administrator. Logging in as an administrator is not necessary, but does work. When installing and access is denied for the System32 folder: disable any antivirus, try again. Still no access, you have to uninstall antivirus, try again. I had to with Norton. To get the Virtual Com Ports to work you have to enable them. This took me awhile, because it was not named FTDI in device manager. I only found it by unplugging the Card and watching device manager to see what disappeared. Called "USB Serial Converter" Check the box next to Load VCP and reboot. You will now have the com port available. @A8SP, Is there a step-by-step that shows everything that is needed? I could not find one. Hope this helps others. New recording of mule Mule.atx. Is this better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 APX 20059 - Data Management System (1982)(APX)(US)[BASIC][disk] - Set #2 - New Package RUN"D:DMSDB". APX 20059 - Data Management System (1982)(APX)(US)[BASIC][disk] - Set #2.zip Data Management System Manual.pdf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 APX 20071 - Hickory Dickory (1981)(APX)(US)[BASIC][disk] RUN"D:HICKORY". APX 20071 - Hickory Dickory (1981)(APX)(US)[BASIC][disk].zip Hickory Dickory Manual.pdf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 APX 20099 - Wordmaker (1982)(APX)(US)[BASIC][disk] Boot with BASIC. APX 20099 - Wordmaker (1982)(APX)(US)[BASIC][disk].zip Wordmaker Manual.pdf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 APX 20101 - Cubbyholes (1982)(APX)(US)[BASIC][disk] I used -p 101 to get a clean copy. Boot with BASIC. APX 20101 - Cubbyholes (1982)(APX)(US)[BASIC][disk].zip Cubbyholes Manual.pdf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 Claim Jumper (1982)(Synapse Software)(US)[disk] Boot without BASIC. 4 tries included. Disk shredded on the 5th try. No success. Claim Jumper (1982)(Synapse Software)(US)[disk].zip 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 Conversational French (1980)(Atari)(US)[BASIC][cassette] - Required second audio channel. CLOAD, then RUN Had a bit of trouble with this one. If loud enough to capture the data, vocals were overpowered. If you lower the volume for vocals, it may not collect the data. It was hard finding the sweet spot for volume, but these are as recorded. Conversational French (1980)(Atari)(US)[cassette] A.zip Conversational French (1980)(Atari)(US)[cassette] B.zip Conversational French (1980)(Atari)(US)[cassette] C.zip Conversational French (1980)(Atari)(US)[cassette] D.zip Conversational French (1980)(Atari)(US)[cassette] E.zip Conversational French Manual.pdf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 Dunjonquest: The Datestones of Ryn (1981)(Epyx)(US)[cassette] CLOAD, then RUN. Side 2 is nothing but an annoying buzz, recording not included. Dunjonquest The Datestones of Ryn (1981)(Epyx)(US)[cassette].zip Dunjonquest The Datestones of Ryn Manual.pdf Dunjonquest The Datestones of Ryn Warranty.pdf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 EduFun! Battling Bugs + Concentration (1982)(Miliken Publishing Company)(US)[BASIC][disk] Boot with BASIC. This disk has two errors on it. One is not in the data but the other is. With -p 104 I can get rid of the one NOT in the data. The error in the data is copy protection, Thanks @DjayBee. EduFun! Battling Bugs + Concentraction (1982)(Miliken Publishing Company)(US)[BASIC][disk].zip EduFun! Battling Bugs + Concentraction Manual.pdf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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