BS1 Collection - awesome looking haul of disks - Page 9

ASM68 · 17 January 2018, 20:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Baron

I was running the West BBS a long time ago.
I had the European Headquarter for the group Defjam.
I have in my POSSO boxes and crates with 6550 labelled disks.

Did you receive any help?

17 January 2018, 20:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by demolition

Well, obviously they should all be dumped and preserved.. asap

If you can't/won't do it and can't find anyone nearby who would, then I know several people here in Denmark who are serious about preserving disks who could help getting everything preserved. If you are able to bring it to Helsingborg for example, I'm sure we could arrange a meet there so the drive won't be too significant for either party.

Thanks for Your help in this matter. I will consider how I will take care of my disks.
You will put up some photos of what I have in my possesion.

mai · 17 January 2018, 20:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomcat666

What tool to use to check the files against the tosec dat files ???

If i get a bunch of new ADFs (in this case BS1 collection), first i run a tool(DoubleKiller) to delete files, which are already in TOSEC, to prevent me from checking files which are already known.

17 January 2018, 20:43

Yes I got some help here in gothenburg.
I still do not have the time to fix it myself. My agenda is full with Astro- Particle- and Qauntumphysics and Archaeology and Geology.

17 January 2018, 20:53

Here are some photos I took today.

ASM68 · 17 January 2018, 21:08

Great news!
Big thanks to the helper!
Very nice collection. Never seens such accurate labels with printing!

The cartons with 400 pcs, 500 pcs

How do you study all this? Do you learn from books by yourself or also university?

SimonV · 18 January 2018, 09:51

And back on topic ...

Here's nr 28 .

SimonV · 18 January 2018, 13:34

And number 29 ....

SimonV · 18 January 2018, 19:11

Website not yet up to date but here's 30 and 31.

icycool · 18 January 2018, 20:41

You are flying along!

Genlock · 18 January 2018, 23:26

Nice work guys !
Its good that some folk are still dedicated

NLS · 19 January 2018, 09:32

Very cool!

I see the "cleaned" versions pop up a bit randomly.
(and apart from the cleanup get a nice zip treatment)
Will the rest get the same treatment?

The whole things reminds me of my own (much smaller) collection, that I wonder how good it survives. It is maybe 5-6 such racks and I know some are indeed unique (as they have my own startup intros etc.).

SimonV · 19 January 2018, 09:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by NLS

Very cool!

I see the "cleaned" versions pop up a bit randomly.
(and apart from the cleanup get a nice zip treatment)
Will the rest get the same treatment?

The whole things reminds me of my own (much smaller) collection, that I wonder how good it survives. It is maybe 5-6 such racks and I know some are indeed unique (as they have my own startup intros etc.).

They will pop up at random because some of them are more problematic than other to clean.

About you and other people that have let's say a 1000 discs ... just image them before it's too late. It's not that hard. When we started this a lot of people asked me why "because everything is already in TOSEC". Well apparently not :-)

icycool · 19 January 2018, 10:06

People seem to magically forget where these disks come from.. Because others do the work.
The disks in TOSEC didn't appear out of thin air.

Chances are, no matter how small your collection, you might have one or two files that are unique and not available on the internet. The number of missing demo disks, music disks, pack disks and intros/demo/mag packs/pd is staggering.

When in doubt, image all disks and sort them out later.

NLS · 19 January 2018, 10:11

More like 2-3000 actually.
Now that I remember I made a few of my own multi-game disks (collections) that apart from few friends that got them, possibly are not in the wild.
That said, about 15 years ago my parent's house phone rang (I was there by chance) and someone called me to ask if I still had anything to do with Amiga disk sharing.

Because in those virgin times (20+ years ago), I even included my... own phone in disk boot text.

Anyway, well I would like to do some ripping but I cannot afford a KryoFlux right now.

Cannot afford the time either, but a KryoFlux would "push" me to find it.

We'll see. Have plenty of 5.25" C64 stuff too (inc. some of my own utility collections a la "survival kit" of the time).

Anyway.
Keep up the good work guys.
Eager to see it complete (and complete cleanup).

SimonV · 19 January 2018, 10:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by NLS

More like 2-3000 actually.
Now that I remember I made a few of my own multi-game disks (collections) that apart from few friends that got them, possibly are not in the wild.
That said, about 15 years ago my parent's house phone rang (I was there by chance) and someone called me to ask if I still had anything to do with Amiga disk sharing.

Because in those virgin times (20+ years ago), I even included my... own phone in disk boot text.

Anyway, well I would like to do some ripping but I cannot afford a KryoFlux right now.

Cannot afford the time either, but a KryoFlux would "push" me to find it.

We'll see. Have plenty of 5.25" C64 stuff too (inc. some of my own utility collections a la "survival kit" of the time).

Anyway.
Keep up the good work guys.
Eager to see it complete (and complete cleanup).

I don't use a kryoflux either. And if you don't find the time, maybe find someone who has ? If you wait tool long it will be lost forever.

NLS · 19 January 2018, 11:13

I know.
What do you use?

I don't think I can trust someone locally handling (or having the knowledge what to do with) my disks.

demolition · 19 January 2018, 11:34

If the disks are DOS disks like most/all cracked games, then a Kryoflux is not really needed but you can just use any Amiga with a good FDD and some imaging tool like TSgui. if there are some faulty sectors, then a raw kryoflux dump would be helpful in recovering those bad sectors. In that case, you could also use Kryoflux Free which is a software tool that runs on a plain Amiga without any special hardware. While it has some limitations compared to the full Kryoflux hardware solution, it should be able to cover most cases. Kryoflux Free is quite slow though, so no need to use it on disks that read just fine with the regular tools.

NLS · 19 January 2018, 11:45

Well then we are back to KryoFlux.
My two remaining Amigas are in my closet, with no space to set them up.

Also is the WAF. Setting up a retro computer to put disks one after the other and run some weirdly looking software (instead of helping kids with school or whatever), could lead to divorce.
KryoFlux could be "hidden" under any other every day task.

SimonV · 19 January 2018, 11:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by NLS

I know.
What do you use?

I don't think I can trust someone locally handling (or having the knowledge what to do with) my disks.

I use a Cumana external diskdrive with a fresh Sony mechanism from a pc that I modded for Amiga. I suppose you can use any external drive although some of them have no cable inside and the drive sits directly on a circuitboard. In that case you need an exact fit if you want to replace it with a fresh mechanism... but a cumana has a flatcable connection inside so more options.

17 January 2018, 20:53	#165
The Baron Posts: n/a	My Amigadisks Here are some photos I took today. Attached Thumbnails

17 January 2018, 21:08	#166
ASM68 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: EAB Posts: 20	Great news! Big thanks to the helper! Very nice collection. Never seens such accurate labels with printing! The cartons with 400 pcs, 500 pcs How do you study all this? Do you learn from books by yourself or also university? Last edited by ASM68; 17 January 2018 at 21:29.

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17 January 2018, 20:43	#164
The Baron Posts: n/a	Yes I got some help here in gothenburg. I still do not have the time to fix it myself. My agenda is full with Astro- Particle- and Qauntumphysics and Archaeology and Geology.

18 January 2018, 20:41	#170
icycool Banned Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne/Australia Age: 50 Posts: 203	You are flying along!

18 January 2018, 23:26	#171
Genlock Out to Grass Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: UK Posts: 125	Nice work guys ! Its good that some folk are still dedicated

19 January 2018, 09:32	#172
NLS Ancient User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: GREECE Age: 50 Posts: 760	Very cool! I see the "cleaned" versions pop up a bit randomly. (and apart from the cleanup get a nice zip treatment) Will the rest get the same treatment? The whole things reminds me of my own (much smaller) collection, that I wonder how good it survives. It is maybe 5-6 such racks and I know some are indeed unique (as they have my own startup intros etc.).

19 January 2018, 10:06	#174
icycool Banned Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne/Australia Age: 50 Posts: 203	People seem to magically forget where these disks come from.. Because others do the work. The disks in TOSEC didn't appear out of thin air. Chances are, no matter how small your collection, you might have one or two files that are unique and not available on the internet. The number of missing demo disks, music disks, pack disks and intros/demo/mag packs/pd is staggering. When in doubt, image all disks and sort them out later.

19 January 2018, 10:11	#175
NLS Ancient User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: GREECE Age: 50 Posts: 760	More like 2-3000 actually. Now that I remember I made a few of my own multi-game disks (collections) that apart from few friends that got them, possibly are not in the wild. That said, about 15 years ago my parent's house phone rang (I was there by chance) and someone called me to ask if I still had anything to do with Amiga disk sharing. Because in those virgin times (20+ years ago), I even included my... own phone in disk boot text. Anyway, well I would like to do some ripping but I cannot afford a KryoFlux right now. Cannot afford the time either, but a KryoFlux would "push" me to find it. We'll see. Have plenty of 5.25" C64 stuff too (inc. some of my own utility collections a la "survival kit" of the time). Anyway. Keep up the good work guys. Eager to see it complete (and complete cleanup).

19 January 2018, 11:13	#177
NLS Ancient User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: GREECE Age: 50 Posts: 760	I know. What do you use? I don't think I can trust someone locally handling (or having the knowledge what to do with) my disks.

19 January 2018, 11:34	#178
demolition Unregistered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Copenhagen / DK Age: 44 Posts: 4,190	If the disks are DOS disks like most/all cracked games, then a Kryoflux is not really needed but you can just use any Amiga with a good FDD and some imaging tool like TSgui. if there are some faulty sectors, then a raw kryoflux dump would be helpful in recovering those bad sectors. In that case, you could also use Kryoflux Free which is a software tool that runs on a plain Amiga without any special hardware. While it has some limitations compared to the full Kryoflux hardware solution, it should be able to cover most cases. Kryoflux Free is quite slow though, so no need to use it on disks that read just fine with the regular tools.

19 January 2018, 11:45	#179
NLS Ancient User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: GREECE Age: 50 Posts: 760	Well then we are back to KryoFlux. My two remaining Amigas are in my closet, with no space to set them up. Also is the WAF. Setting up a retro computer to put disks one after the other and run some weirdly looking software (instead of helping kids with school or whatever), could lead to divorce. KryoFlux could be "hidden" under any other every day task.

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