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== Imaging on a Macintosh == |
== Imaging on a Macintosh == |
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− | DUST was written in 1998 so it's lightyears old now and can only be used on old PowerPC models which has a built-in disc drive. It also needs an old MacOS (like 9.xx) so it won't run under OSX. |
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− | '''Anyway, here's how it works...''' |
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− | Run DUST. |
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− | Click on "Load a disc" then insert your disc. (If Dust crashes turn off Unmount Disc from the File Menu). |
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− | You will be prompted by a dialog asking for the disc size. DUST tries to determine the size by reading the disc header, but this is not always accurate.. If this doesn't work try experimenting. |
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− | Once the disc has been loaded, click on "Save as .ST" or "Save as .MSA" and choose a filename. |
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− | '''Saving Disc Images''' |
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− | Format the floppy as a DOS 720k from the finder. |
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− | Run Dust. |
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− | Load the image as either a .ST or .MSA file then click on Save Memory to Floppy. The disc currently in the drive will be ejected. |
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− | Insert the disc you wish to imprint with the image. The image will be saved and the disc should work on a real ST! After saving the disc will be ejected to make sure PC Exchange doesn't try to modify it. |
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− | Note: Due to a limitations of diskdrives DUST can't format discs to anything other than 80tracks/9sectors. |
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− | '''Download DUST''' [http://users.skynet.be/sky39147/dust.sit.hqx] |
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Revision as of 20:42, 3 September 2006
There are numerous way of creating disk images, some are good, some not so good and then there are the really bad ways of doing it.
What is a Disk Image?
Imaging on a real Atari ST
Imaging using STeem disk Imager
Imaging on a Windows 95/98 machine
Imaging on a Windows 2K/XP machine
Imaging using Makedisk 1.5 on XP
Imaging using Winimage 6.1 on XP
Imaging using WFDCopy 1.01 on XP
Imaging under Linux
Imaging on a Macintosh
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