Does anybody have a DOS disk for PC Task/Transformer plz

ImmortalA1000 · 29 January 2018, 20:31

I was interested to see just how bad these software emulators are on a bog standard 1985 Amiga (especially Transformer as it was an official 'solution') but every link I have ever seen posted for a disk image is dead.

I want to try it out on WinUAE first for video capture of screen.

Please no complex instructions on how to make one, I want the bundled DOS disk from PC Task or whatever runs on Transformer not to trawl the net for other possibly incompatible disks. I already work two jobs so free time is a myth....like my hair

r.cade · 29 January 2018, 23:20

I probably can't post the link due to rules, but version 1.21 is out there on a German compilation disk with A-Max, A64, and a BBC emulator. You need a 3.5" DOS disk to boot it; likely DOS 3.3.

ImmortalA1000 · 29 January 2018, 23:38

Thanks for the reply, I have the emulators but I need a DOS disk compatible with WinUAE to try with PC Task (author has released this as free to use except for commercial use/gain) and Transformer, both of which I have.

emufan · 29 January 2018, 23:41

try some of these disk images, holds msdos from 1.x to latest

#1) on the ftp, there are some msdos hardfiles which should work with pc-task

ImmortalA1000 · 30 January 2018, 21:33

Thanks for the link but I can't see an easy way to use these file format I don't recognise with WinUAE OCS config sadly.

Mrz · 31 January 2018, 01:09

you can use any booteable DOS disk image in .ima format
I recommend to get in the web original DOS disks , the 1st one is the booteable
also you must select for df0 a high density floppy ( 3.5HD)

emufan · 31 January 2018, 01:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by ImmortalA1000

Thanks for the link but I can't see an easy way to use these file format I don't recognise with WinUAE OCS config sadly.

the files are packed with gzip or zip, you can extract them using winrar, for example.

those *.360.gz will extract to 360 kb floppy image
*.720.gz extract to 720kb disk image.
there are also some 1440.gz which will result in 1440kb file, hd-floppy image.

at least the 720 and 1440kb diskimage you can use in winuae.
as Mrz said, for the 1440k files you have to setup df0 to 3.5 HD, for example.

that said, I cannot say if the images will work at all, but they should.

ImmortalA1000 · 02 February 2018, 00:31

Thanks to you both. I only tried the MS Dos 3.3 link and those disk images were different, some were gz files too.

Will have a trundle through the site again a bit later to find a suitable format.

Sadly my Amiga 4000 is no longer booting after sitting for a few months so will be spending what little free time I have trying to get that to work now probably.

29 January 2018, 23:41	#4
emufan Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: #DrainTheSwamp Posts: 4,545	try some of these disk images, holds msdos from 1.x to latest #1) on the ftp, there are some msdos hardfiles which should work with pc-task Last edited by emufan; 29 January 2018 at 23:52.

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29 January 2018, 20:31	#1
ImmortalA1000 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: london/england Posts: 1,347	Does anybody have a DOS disk for PC Task/Transformer plz I was interested to see just how bad these software emulators are on a bog standard 1985 Amiga (especially Transformer as it was an official 'solution') but every link I have ever seen posted for a disk image is dead. I want to try it out on WinUAE first for video capture of screen. Please no complex instructions on how to make one, I want the bundled DOS disk from PC Task or whatever runs on Transformer not to trawl the net for other possibly incompatible disks. I already work two jobs so free time is a myth....like my hair

29 January 2018, 23:20	#2
r.cade Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Augusta, Georgia, USA Posts: 548	I probably can't post the link due to rules, but version 1.21 is out there on a German compilation disk with A-Max, A64, and a BBC emulator. You need a 3.5" DOS disk to boot it; likely DOS 3.3.

29 January 2018, 23:38	#3
ImmortalA1000 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: london/england Posts: 1,347	Thanks for the reply, I have the emulators but I need a DOS disk compatible with WinUAE to try with PC Task (author has released this as free to use except for commercial use/gain) and Transformer, both of which I have.

30 January 2018, 21:33	#5
ImmortalA1000 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: london/england Posts: 1,347	Thanks for the link but I can't see an easy way to use these file format I don't recognise with WinUAE OCS config sadly.

31 January 2018, 01:09	#6
Mrz Banned Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: I Posts: 338	you can use any booteable DOS disk image in .ima format I recommend to get in the web original DOS disks , the 1st one is the booteable also you must select for df0 a high density floppy ( 3.5HD)

02 February 2018, 00:31	#8
ImmortalA1000 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: london/england Posts: 1,347	Thanks to you both. I only tried the MS Dos 3.3 link and those disk images were different, some were gz files too. Will have a trundle through the site again a bit later to find a suitable format. Sadly my Amiga 4000 is no longer booting after sitting for a few months so will be spending what little free time I have trying to get that to work now probably.

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