using ipfs on a real amiga

boing_1000 · 11 November 2006, 04:00

I'm sure a similar thread has been started on eab at some point in the past, but does anyone know if ipf's can be spit back out to amiga disks yet or is that still a very large work in progress?

cooldude · 11 November 2006, 05:15

I'd also like to be able to this but AFAIK it can't be done yet.

You can use them in a WHDLoad install (On a real Amiga) that

asks for a file. It will use the .IPF file rather than a disk.

Anyhow, hopefully someone is working on this!

Same goes for Extended ADF's.

Cheers

whiteb · 11 November 2006, 07:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by cooldude

I'd also like to be able to this but AFAIK it can't be done yet.

You can use them in a WHDLoad install (On a real Amiga) that

asks for a file. It will use the .IPF file rather than a disk.

Anyhow, hopefully someone is working on this!

Same goes for Extended ADF's.

Cheers

Actually, its more that you can use the caps libraries with WHDload to generate WHDLOAD images, on a real amiga from IPF's.

But yes, still no real disk writing from IPF's.

alexh · 11 November 2006, 11:30

The only way I know of is to use the Floppy Disk emulator, a bit of hardware that streams IPF files to an FPGA based emulator connected to the floppy disk interface.

boing_1000 · 11 November 2006, 16:43

Is that that new piece of hardware that was in the News section of EAB not long ago?

redblade · 12 November 2006, 02:54

I guess it depends what the .ipf is?

If it is a AmigaDOS game or app like F/A-18 interceptor or Workbench, it should be able to be written to disk okay.

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cooldude Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 112	I'd also like to be able to this but AFAIK it can't be done yet. You can use them in a WHDLoad install (On a real Amiga) that asks for a file. It will use the .IPF file rather than a disk. Anyhow, hopefully someone is working on this! Same goes for Extended ADF's. Cheers

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alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,343	The only way I know of is to use the Floppy Disk emulator, a bit of hardware that streams IPF files to an FPGA based emulator connected to the floppy disk interface.

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