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ABOUT
ABOUT
os9_conv is a small tool used to convert APPLE ][ OS9 Stellation Two "The Mill" DSK image disks (created using ADT tool) to
standard RBF OS9 DSK image disks, such as, for example, those used by the TRS-80 Color Computer, and back.
os9_conv is a small tool used to convert APPLE ][ OS9 Stellation Two "The Mill" DSK image disks (created using ADT tool) to standard RBF OS9 DSK image disks, such as, for example, those used by the TRS-80 Color Computer, and back.
The aim of this utility is to create an OS9 RBF floppy disk image compatible with the "toolshed" TRS-80 Color Computer utility.
The toolshed utility allows direct manupulation of OS9 RBF disk image content from MS-DOS, allowing to directly read,write OS9 files
etc.
The toolshed utility allows direct manupulation of OS9 RBF disk image content from MS-DOS, allowing to directly read,write OS9 files etc.
With the toolshed and os9_conv tools combination is now possible to transfer files back and forth to the Apple ][ Stellation Two
"The Mill" OS9 implementation.
With the toolshed and os9_conv tools combination is now possible to transfer files back and forth to the Apple ][ Stellation Two "The Mill" OS9 implementation.
USE
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EXAMPLE 1
Let's say that we want to extract the ECHO executable binary file from the APPLE ][ OS9 o.s. system disk image
(for example OS9BASIC.dsk); we first proceed converting the APPLE ][ OS9 DSK disk image to OS9 RBF standard with the command:
Let's say that we want to extract the ECHO executable binary file from the APPLE ][ OS9 o.s. system disk image (for example OS9BASIC.dsk); we first proceed converting the APPLE ][ OS9 DSK disk image to OS9 RBF standard with the command:
OS9_conv OS9BASIC.dsk OS9BASICRBF.dsk -o
OS9_conv will convert the source file OS9BASIC.dsk to OS9 RBF format (-o option) and write it to the destination file OS9BASICRBF.dsk
(or whatever filename you choose) .
OS9_conv will convert the source file OS9BASIC.dsk to OS9 RBF format (-o option) and write it to the destination file OS9BASICRBF.dsk (or whatever filename you choose).
To exctract the ECHO executable binary file from OS9BASICRBF.dsk using the toolshed OS9 tool the command would be:
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EXAMPLE 2
Lets' say that we want to make the reverse operation of EXAMPLE 1 by writing a binary file (examlple MYBINARY file )to the
APPLE ][ OS9 OS9BASIC.dsk disk .
Lets' say that we want to make the reverse operation of EXAMPLE 1 by writing a binary file (examlple MYBINARY file )to the APPLE ][ OS9 OS9BASIC.dsk disk .
We first proceed converting the APPLE ][ OS9 DSK disk image to OS9 RBF standard with the command:
OS9_conv OS9BASIC.dsk OS9BASICRBF.dsk -o
OS9_conv will convert the source file OS9BASIC.dsk to OS9 RBF format (-o option) and write it to the destination file OS9BASICRBF.dsk
(or whatever filename you choose) .
OS9_conv will convert the source file OS9BASIC.dsk to OS9 RBF format (-o option) and write it to the destination file OS9BASICRBF.dsk (or whatever filename you choose).
To write the MYBINARY file to OS9BASICRBF.dsk disk using the toolshed OS9 tool the command would be:
OS9 copy MYBINARY OS9BASICRBF.dsk,MYBINARY
The MYBINARY binary file will be written in the root directory of OS9BASICRBF.dsk disk. See toolshed documentation for a list
of the available commands.
The MYBINARY binary file will be written in the root directory of OS9BASICRBF.dsk disk. See toolshed documentation for a list of the available commands.
Finally we revert OS9BASICRBF.dsk back to APPLE ][ Stellation Two "The MILL" OS9 disk format with the command:
OS9_conv OS9BASICRBF.dsk OS9BASIC.dsk -a
The resulting image can be fed in an APPLE ][ emulator (mame can emulate an APPLE ][ with a Stellation Two "The Mill" card,
or an real flippy written with a tool such as ADT.
The resulting image can be fed in an APPLE ][ emulator (mame can emulate an APPLE ][ with a Stellation Two "The Mill" card, or an real flippy written with a tool such as ADT.
NOTE
Due to the a not competely standard implementation of the RBF file system in the APPLE ][ Stellation Two "The MILL" OS9 disk
structure, to mantain disk integrity, any operation is ALWAYS started from an APPLE ][ OS9 DSK disk image.
Due to the a not competely standard implementation of the RBF file system in the APPLE ][ Stellation Two "The MILL" OS9 disk structure, to mantain disk integrity, any operation is ALWAYS started from an APPLE ][ OS9 DSK disk image.
LICENCE
Apple ][ "The Mill" OS9 DSK image to OS9 RBF format converter os9_conv is released under the terms of the GNU
General Public License version 3 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
You can redistribute it and/or modify it.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
See the GNU General Public License for more details.
CREDITS
Apple ][ "The Mill" OS9 DSK image to OS9 RBF format converter os9_conv is released under the terms of the MIT Licence.
Copyright 2017 Luca Ridarelli
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE
2017 - Luca Ridarelli