dr. kwack Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 Bummer- I tried to boot up my copy of Beach Head the other day only to realize it no longer works. It was fine a few weeks ago... I try to store my disks corrcetly and can't figure out what happened. Just how vulnerable are all of my old disk titles? I'm gonna say about 90% of them were purchased new within the last year from B&C and other places. Should I do backups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 Should I do backups? Absolutely. The first thing you do when you buy a disk is back it up, store the original, and use only the backup. In fact, you should make a couple of copies of backups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr. kwack Posted August 28, 2004 Author Share Posted August 28, 2004 OK, having grown up with a C64 I know that some old titles were protected. I have the InstaDOS cartridge- I'm assuming that should make backups without harming the original disk? And will it work on all titles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classics Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 You will need a upgraded 1050 to copy any commercial game disks, they are almost all copy protected. Look for a Super Archiver or Happy 1050 upgrade. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr. kwack Posted August 28, 2004 Author Share Posted August 28, 2004 Ah! OK- I've heard of the Happy 1050 Upgrade. Is it tough to do? I mean, I really don't want to mess up my disk drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classics Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 You just remove two socketed rom chips and plug a enhancement PCB into one of the now empty sockets. Very easy, even easier than less capable upgrades like the US Doubler. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=5118286772 On that auction page there is a link to the PDF version of the installation manual which shows the photos of it installed. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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