ADF back to floppy disk ..

Kitty · 10 April 2005, 18:28

How easy is it to convert ADF files back to floppy disk and what tools/hardware will I need? Ive read that the Amiga 1200 is the Amiga of choice to network Amiga to pc ..
Many thanks Kitty

AMIGAZ · 10 April 2005, 19:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kitty

How easy is it to convert ADF files back to floppy disk and what tools/hardware will I need? Ive read that the Amiga 1200 is the Amiga of choice to network Amiga to pc ..
Many thanks Kitty

IMO the simplest way is to have an A1200 with a harddrive and a nullmodem cable connecting the A1200 with your PC and using Amiga exploorer to transfer the ADF files from your PC to your amiga and then using adf2disk (from aminet) to writ the ADF's back to real amiga floppy's on your A1200.
You put the program adf2disk in your C directory on your Amiga.

Soulshaker · 10 April 2005, 23:49

That's exactly the route I'm going to take to transfer ADFs to my 1200. I read somewhere in the FAQ that you can do this with a parallel cable and some additional software but it's more troublesome than the null modem cable solution.

Galaxy · 11 April 2005, 09:50

Zip disks are my preferred mode of transport between Amiga and PC. But it is a real pain to do whatever method you choose if you don't have a hard disk amiga side.

Unknown_K · 11 April 2005, 14:59

The Amiga Explorer route doesn't need a HD at all, but works best with 2 floppy drives (one for the boot disk the other for the blank you want to dump the image directly to).

Peanutuk · 11 April 2005, 15:02

This is quite a common question Kitty and is addressed in some detail in the FAQ. Please consult the FAQ and then explore any problems you may have here.

EmuChicken · 03 May 2005, 11:51

very common q, prolly covered millions of times- just get a harddrive in yer amiga and dont bother messing ever again with floppies ;-)

13 May 2005, 16:16

Common enough that question is, that's right.

Still, I've been through this during the past few day and can offer one bit
of advice: IF you're going to solder yourself a 7-wire nullmodem cable, don't
mess with the standard transdisk/serial.device option but directly go for
transwarp/BaudBandit.device. Only with this combination I archived reliable
RTS/CTS handshake at any baudrate.

The transfer was done towards an A500, though. Later models with newer
ROMs/WB may be better at this.

HTH
s/c

amigauser · 18 May 2005, 11:04

Some useful advice found here:-

http://members.optusnet.com.au/vorte...GA%20DISKS.htm

10 April 2005, 18:28	#1
Kitty Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: London UK Posts: 1,532	ADF back to floppy disk .. How easy is it to convert ADF files back to floppy disk and what tools/hardware will I need? Ive read that the Amiga 1200 is the Amiga of choice to network Amiga to pc .. Many thanks Kitty

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10 April 2005, 23:49	#3
Soulshaker Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: USA Age: 47 Posts: 60	That's exactly the route I'm going to take to transfer ADFs to my 1200. I read somewhere in the FAQ that you can do this with a parallel cable and some additional software but it's more troublesome than the null modem cable solution.

11 April 2005, 09:50	#4
Galaxy Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Canberra, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 1,417	Zip disks are my preferred mode of transport between Amiga and PC. But it is a real pain to do whatever method you choose if you don't have a hard disk amiga side.

11 April 2005, 14:59	#5
Unknown_K Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio/USA Age: 55 Posts: 1,380	The Amiga Explorer route doesn't need a HD at all, but works best with 2 floppy drives (one for the boot disk the other for the blank you want to dump the image directly to).

11 April 2005, 15:02	#6
Peanutuk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The North, UK Age: 45 Posts: 1,082	This is quite a common question Kitty and is addressed in some detail in the FAQ. Please consult the FAQ and then explore any problems you may have here.

03 May 2005, 11:51	#7
EmuChicken Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Nagoya, Japan (moved!) Age: 41 Posts: 746	very common q, prolly covered millions of times- just get a harddrive in yer amiga and dont bother messing ever again with floppies ;-)

13 May 2005, 16:16	#8
swampcretin Posts: n/a	Common enough that question is, that's right. Still, I've been through this during the past few day and can offer one bit of advice: IF you're going to solder yourself a 7-wire nullmodem cable, don't mess with the standard transdisk/serial.device option but directly go for transwarp/BaudBandit.device. Only with this combination I archived reliable RTS/CTS handshake at any baudrate. The transfer was done towards an A500, though. Later models with newer ROMs/WB may be better at this. HTH s/c

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