Marathon 1 disk 2- help!

#1 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 - 18:02 68kMLA

Any chance SOMEONE out there happens to have an original FLOPPY set that they can get a proper disk copy 4.2 image off this disk?

I'm working on an in-depth archival project, and my original of the second disk fails about 963k in- I'd like to rewrite a proper image to it while I'm at it.

NOTE: I do have the original discs, I just need to repair my installer.

RESPONSES to the extent of "it's free online" will be ignored or flamed in response as you're missing the point.

Thanks!

#2 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 - 18:45 68kMLA

On a related topic, anyone have:

ClarisImpact 1.0 disk 1 (Fails at 0k)

PAC-IN-TIME Disk 2 (copy #1 fails at 0k copy #2 fails at 100k)

Yes, I do have origionals of these!

#3 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 - 18:49 68kMLA

Oh, and sorry I can't be of more help than this but:

Try imaging it with ShrinkWrap. It can image lots of things Disk Copy fails at if you use "Copy only used sectors"

It can also image to Disk Copy format.

#4 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 - 01:33 68kMLA

shrinkwrap produces a bad image- i've tested it, as well as doing a 4.2 image via osx

#5 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 - 02:38 68kMLA

On a related topic, anyone have:ClarisImpact 1.0 disk 1 (Fails at 0k)

PAC-IN-TIME Disk 2 (copy #1 fails at 0k copy #2 fails at 100k)

Yes, I do have origionals of these!

mg417, lets not go hijacking other peoples threads.

#6 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 - 18:00 68kMLA

On a related topic, anyone have:ClarisImpact 1.0 disk 1 (Fails at 0k)

PAC-IN-TIME Disk 2 (copy #1 fails at 0k copy #2 fails at 100k)

Yes, I do have origionals of these!

Click to expand...

mg417, lets not go hijacking other peoples threads.

OK, what I do when I have an unreadable disk is I rebuild it. What all files are on t he disk?

#7 Fri, 1 Jan 2010 - 22:46 68kMLA

while rebuilding is an option, it's not the best case scenario in terms of 'archiving".

In the end, when i can't find a solution, i usually put it on my watched lists and buy a copy when it rolls around.

at some point, I do hope the vintage macintosh software "archiving" efforts actually start taking their projects seriously- more than just "who has the bigger archive"

still my question stands.. someone's gotta have a legit set of the floppies floating around... if it gets down to it, I'll buy another verified good set, but at the current "going" prices on ebay, it's a little silly, considering it's far from rare.