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8 minutes ago, Allan said:

That is weird that it was copy-protected since it seems to be from the Antic contributor directly.

 

Thanks for fixing it. I am going to start calling you Dr. DjayBee. :)

He is the main reason there are NO ATX's in my other project.

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Disk 29 - Unknown Contents

 

Source: Allan
Recording: SoulBuster 

 

Boots.
At first glance, the disk is empty, but there is data.  I found a directory sector at sector 369, just 1 outside the normal directory range. I made a copy of the ATR and copied sector 369 to 361 so I could load the files. They seem to load fine. I do not know what they are.

 

Disk 29 - Unknown Contents.zip

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Source: Allan
Recording: SoulBuster 

 

MicroLedger (1980)(Compumax Associates)(US)[disk]

Boot with BASIC. Use OS-B or press any key when loading pauses on XL/XE machines.
 

MicroLedger (1980)(Compumax Associates)(US)[disk].zip

 

MicroHome (1980)(Compumax Associates)(US)[disk]

Boot with BASIC. Use OS-B or press a key when loading pauses for XL/XE machines.
 

MicroHome (1980)(Compumax Associates)(US)[disk].zip

 

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Source: Allan
Recording: SoulBuster 

 

Genie (1985)(New Horizons Software)(US)[disk]

Boots.

 

Genie (1985)(New Horizons Software)(US)[disk].zip

 

Ultra-mon 1024 (1985)(Carina Software Systems)(US)[disk]

Boot without BASIC.

 

Ultra-mon 1024 (1985)(Carina Software Systems)(US)[disk].zip

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3 hours ago, SoulBuster said:

SynFile+ (1983)(Synapse)(US)[disk]

This might be an original disk. Label residue is about the size it needs to be.

I second that. This version is identical to a verified A8SP v1.00.

 

3 hours ago, SoulBuster said:

Physics Elementary Mechanics (Plato) (1983)(Control Data Corporation)(US)[disk]

Side A is similar to the A8SP dump's side B. Your disk has an empty side B.

I tend to believe that this one is earlier because it has some less code and a typo in a text.

But at the same time it probably is a crack because the protection code is missing and I don't believe that CDC released unprotected versions of their programs.

 

2 hours ago, SoulBuster said:

Tiger Graphics (1983)(TigerSoft)(US)[disk]

Boot with BASIC and OS-B.

How do you run this?

For me it auto-boots 135 sectors and then jumps to BASIC. That's it.

 

2 hours ago, SoulBuster said:

Drawpic (1982)(Artworx)(US)[disk]

Boot with BASIC.

Earlier version than the one from A8SP. It misses the second starting screen with four trees and also some code inside the main program.

 

 

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5 hours ago, SoulBuster said:

Physics Elementary Mechanics (Plato) (1983)(Control Data Corporation)(US)[disk]

 

Source: Allan
Recording: SoulBuster 

 

Boot without BASIC.
 

Physics Elementary Mechanics (Plato) (1983)(Control Data Corporation)(US)[disk].zip 11.2 MB · 3 downloads

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@tschak909

might be interested in control data plato lessons on a disk stuff might be some helpful insights to apply or to revisit and enjoy

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Fantasyland 2041 A.D. (1981)(Crystalware)(US)[disk]

 

Source: Allan
Recording: SoulBuster 

 

Boot with BASIC Rev A and OS-B. You can boot on XL/XE Machine. Disable internal BASIC and add BASIC Rev A Cart. When loading stops press enter.

There are two disks labeld Side A. One works and one does not. Noted on the files and the pic of the disk that is different is the working one.


Fantasyland 2041 A.D. (1981)(Crystalware)(US)[disk].zip

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Source: Allan
Recording: SoulBuster 

 

Side A: Le Chip. Boot without BASIC.

 

Le Chip (1983)(Lord Bradford)(-)[disk].zip

 

Side B: Happy Chip. Boot without BASIC.
Still has bad sectors, but it looks like they are in an unused area.

 

Happy Chip (1983)(Spartan Software)(-)[disk].zip

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Side A: ALOG Cardfile (1983)(ALOG Software)(US)[disk]. Boot without BASIC.

Side B: MicroFiler v1.1 (1983)(Microbits Peripheral Products)(US)[disk]. Boot without BASIC.

 

Source: Allan
Recording: SoulBuster

 

ALOG Cardfile (1983)(ALOG Software)(US)[disk].zip

MicroFiler v1.1 (1983)(Microbits Peripheral Products)(US)[disk].zip

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Side A: Pic. Builder (1984)(Weekly Reader Family Software)(US)[disk]. Boot without BASIC.

Side B: S.A.G.E. (Scott Adams' Graphics Editor) (1983)(Adventure International)(US)[disk]. Boot with BASIC, the RUN"D:EDITOR.BAS.  Still has 2 bad sectors, but all files copy without incident. Copy Protection?

 

Source: Allan
Recording: SoulBuster 

 

Pic. Builder (1984)(Weekly Reader Family Software)(US)[disk].zip

S.A.G.E. (Scott Adams' Graphics Editor) (1983)(Adventure International)(US)[disk].zip

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MagniPrint II v2.2a (1984)(Alpha Systems)(US)[disk][NO]

 

Source: Allan
Recording: SoulBuster 

 

Side A: Boot without BASIC. Has copy protection.
Side B: Does not Boot, No DOS. Has 3 tracks that are unformatted, but does not look like there is data in the area. Probably just there to annoy pirates.
 

MagniPrint II v2.2a (1984)(Alpha Systems)(US)[disk][NO].zip

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Side A: MegaFont II+ v2.1 (1986-05-10)XLEent Software)(US)[disk][NO]. Boot without BASIC. Has Copy protection.

Side B: Printer's Devil (198x)(-)(US)[disk]. Use with Print Shop.

 

Source: Allan
Recording: SoulBuster 

 

MegaFont II+ v2.1 (1986-05-10)XLEent Software)(US)[disk][NO].zip

Printer's Devil (198x)(-)(US)[disk][NO].zip

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Side A: Music Composer (1979)(Atari)(US)[disk]. Boot without BASIC then use the 'L' command to load "MUSIC".

Side B: Cyber Graphics (19xx)(Rampage Computer Products)(US)[disk]. Boot with BASIC.

 

Source: Allan
Recording: SoulBuster 

 

Music Composer (1979)(Atari)(US)[disk][NO].zip

Cyber Graphics (19xx)(Rampage Computer Products)(US)[disk][NO].zip

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