Found broken floppies of these (Part 1) - Page 4

prowler · 21 September 2012, 21:19

The Kyocera hard drive failed to initialize when I powered it up, so I'll be getting PowerCopy set up shortly...

dirkies · 22 September 2012, 00:35

very good, keep us posted, I hope the floppy will copy just fine on real Amiga hardware, there was no indication of bad tracks last time it was used.
Can't wait

dirkies · 02 October 2012, 14:26

any news from the Prowler front?

prowler · 02 October 2012, 23:09

Nothing to report yet, I'm afraid.

We've had a lot of rain here, both last week and now this, and humid conditions are not best for getting old floppy disks out in the open.

When it's fine and dry again, this task will be top of the agenda!

dirkies · 20 October 2012, 21:44

jus' checkin'

prowler · 20 October 2012, 21:52

Still nothing to report, I'm afraid...

It poured with rain all day here yesterday just as things were beginning to dry up again!

dirkies · 01 December 2012, 23:29

just checking again, been a while

prowler · 02 December 2012, 00:33

Hi dirkies,

I haven't forgotten about this. The weather here really has been exceptionally wet lately, so I still haven't got Powercopy set up.

I'll be posting here again when I'm ready, because I'll need Denis' help to assemble the track files into an Extended ADF.

dirkies · 29 January 2013, 17:17

calling Prowler

Any news yet? Would really love to try this out.

prowler · 29 January 2013, 20:55

Sorry, mate. 2012 was the wettest year here for 100 years, Then we had snow in January and now it's raining again. So it's still no dice for disk imaging.

When things finally improve, this task will be at the top of my to do list.

dlfrsilver · 30 January 2013, 07:08

Imm ready whenever you want

prowler · 30 January 2013, 21:10

Thanks, Denis!

dirkies · 13 March 2013, 00:37

Knock knock, checking again

would love to play this soon! without the corrupt Vampire's Empire artwork on the already available not-100% version...

wXR · 13 March 2013, 03:08

This is a cool thread

prowler · 13 March 2013, 20:04

It will be soon, I promise.

dirkies · 21 October 2013, 16:41

7 months later now, any luck Prowler getting that elusive Powerstyx BS1 version read out?
Please :|

prowler · 21 October 2013, 20:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirkies

7 months later now, any luck Prowler getting that elusive Powerstyx BS1 version read out?
Please :|

Sorry, dirkies. My emulation and disk imaging workstation suffered a primary hard drive failure in May, and I still haven't managed to get it fully operational again!

Don't worry, your disks and the files I have so far derived from them, are safe.

dirkies · 21 October 2013, 20:56

Willing to send you a hdd spare FOC if it speeds up the recovery, just let me know the capacity and interface, got plenty of old hdds here of no use 😊

prowler · 21 October 2013, 21:20

Thanks for the offer, but I already bought two replacement hard drives of the same make and model as the first, but all my attempts to recover the original hard drive contents have so far failed.

I had no warning of the hard drive failure and no backup. Then, when I had just completed making a back up of the secondary hard drive, that failed too! (That was a bit of luck, as the secondary hard drive did at least contain a partial backup of the original.)

The cause of those hard drive failures was evenually traced to the PSU gradually failing...

I now have a replacement PSU. I just have to find the time and space to rebuild the machine and the software it contained...

The failure of that machine has not only disrupted my emulation and disk recovery exploits, but it also took out my scanner (though I now have that working again).

It's imperative that I get this fixed, but somehow there's always something else that's more urgent!

dirkies · 04 March 2014, 15:33

bump...

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21 September 2012, 21:19	#61
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	The Kyocera hard drive failed to initialize when I powered it up, so I'll be getting PowerCopy set up shortly...

22 September 2012, 00:35	#62
dirkies Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Belgium Age: 51 Posts: 1,296	very good, keep us posted, I hope the floppy will copy just fine on real Amiga hardware, there was no indication of bad tracks last time it was used. Can't wait

02 October 2012, 14:26	#63
dirkies Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Belgium Age: 51 Posts: 1,296	any news from the Prowler front?

02 October 2012, 23:09	#64
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	Nothing to report yet, I'm afraid. We've had a lot of rain here, both last week and now this, and humid conditions are not best for getting old floppy disks out in the open. When it's fine and dry again, this task will be top of the agenda!

20 October 2012, 21:44	#65
dirkies Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Belgium Age: 51 Posts: 1,296	jus' checkin'

20 October 2012, 21:52	#66
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	Still nothing to report, I'm afraid... It poured with rain all day here yesterday just as things were beginning to dry up again!

01 December 2012, 23:29	#67
dirkies Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Belgium Age: 51 Posts: 1,296	just checking again, been a while

02 December 2012, 00:33	#68
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	Hi dirkies, I haven't forgotten about this. The weather here really has been exceptionally wet lately, so I still haven't got Powercopy set up. I'll be posting here again when I'm ready, because I'll need Denis' help to assemble the track files into an Extended ADF.

29 January 2013, 17:17	#69
dirkies Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Belgium Age: 51 Posts: 1,296	calling Prowler Any news yet? Would really love to try this out.

29 January 2013, 20:55	#70
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	Sorry, mate. 2012 was the wettest year here for 100 years, Then we had snow in January and now it's raining again. So it's still no dice for disk imaging. When things finally improve, this task will be at the top of my to do list.

13 March 2013, 03:08	#74
wXR Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New York Posts: 552	This is a cool thread

30 January 2013, 07:08	#71
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,413	Imm ready whenever you want

30 January 2013, 21:10	#72
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	Thanks, Denis!

13 March 2013, 00:37	#73
dirkies Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Belgium Age: 51 Posts: 1,296	Knock knock, checking again would love to play this soon! without the corrupt Vampire's Empire artwork on the already available not-100% version...

13 March 2013, 20:04	#75
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	It will be soon, I promise.

21 October 2013, 16:41	#76
dirkies Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Belgium Age: 51 Posts: 1,296	7 months later now, any luck Prowler getting that elusive Powerstyx BS1 version read out? Please :\|

21 October 2013, 20:56	#78
dirkies Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Belgium Age: 51 Posts: 1,296	Willing to send you a hdd spare FOC if it speeds up the recovery, just let me know the capacity and interface, got plenty of old hdds here of no use 😊

21 October 2013, 21:20	#79
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	Thanks for the offer, but I already bought two replacement hard drives of the same make and model as the first, but all my attempts to recover the original hard drive contents have so far failed. I had no warning of the hard drive failure and no backup. Then, when I had just completed making a back up of the secondary hard drive, that failed too! (That was a bit of luck, as the secondary hard drive did at least contain a partial backup of the original.) The cause of those hard drive failures was evenually traced to the PSU gradually failing... I now have a replacement PSU. I just have to find the time and space to rebuild the machine and the software it contained... The failure of that machine has not only disrupted my emulation and disk recovery exploits, but it also took out my scanner (though I now have that working again). It's imperative that I get this fixed, but somehow there's always something else that's more urgent!

04 March 2014, 15:33	#80
dirkies Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Belgium Age: 51 Posts: 1,296	bump...

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