Re: Recovering DC42 images?

This should work nicely: http://www.frederikseiffert.de/filetype/

On 01/08/2013 12:16 PM, David Ryskalczyk wrote:
> DiskCopy 4.2 won't recognize images if the file type and creator code
> aren't set, so you need to use ResEdit or another tool to set them
> correctly. The type should be 'dImg' and the creator should be 'dCpy'.
>
> --Dave
>
> On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 11:09 AM, Ian King <IanK_at_email.domain.hidden> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> This is one I've been working on for a bit without success, and I'm hoping
>> the community has some ideas to offer.
>>
>> I'm attempting to recover the Lisa Xenix images on BitSavers so I can boot
>> up a Lisa for an exhibit. I've managed to get the images onto a Mac IIci
>> over the network (rather than through the dance of PC to Mac file
>> formats), but DiskCopy 4.2 doesn't recognize them. I used the boot.dc42
>> image on LisaEm and got it to boot as far as it will (Ray acknowledges in
>> the documents that Xenix doesn't work on LisaEm yet), but of course the
>> emulation is likely written to the image: still, it suggests the images
>> are likely OK.
>>
>> I found information that suggested it was necessary to use an older Mac to
>> generate the correct disk format: I've formatted my 400K disks on a Mac
>> Plus under System 6.0.3, and run DC on that Mac, too. Still no joy.
>>
>> Any suggestions? Thanks -- Ian
>>
>>
Received on 2013-01-09 17:16:53