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From: wilmott@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU (Ray Wilmott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: questions
Message-ID: <8061@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU>
Date: Sun, 21-Dec-86 12:13:44 EST
Article-I.D.: topaz.8061
Posted: Sun Dec 21 12:13:44 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 21-Dec-86 20:44:24 EST
References: <457@rayssd.RAY.COM> <392@think.COM>
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.
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Keywords: double-density, DOS 2.0

In article <392@think.COM>, sharakan@godot.think.com (Eric Sharakan) writes:
> I tried creating a double-density DOS2.0 using the program posted and had no
> luck.  I have a 800XL with a 1050 drive w/U.S. Doubler installed. 
> ....[deleteed text]....
> What I got was a single density disk with a DOS that still did not support
> double density.  The U.S Doubler in my 1050 is supposedly compatible with
> other double density drives on the market.
> 
> Any help from the Net would be most appreciated.  Thanks in advance.



I was able to get the program posted to work by making a few changes.

1)Format the disk to be used in double density ahead of time using
Spartados, SmartDos, or whatever you may have. *Remove* the XIO
statement from the posted program.
2)If you use an xl/xe (like me), boot up using a "translator" disk.

This will give you a *mostly* working copy of double density Atari
Dos 2.0. I say mostly because for some reason, the copy I end up
with *will not* format a disk - which means I have to use SmartDos
or whatever for that purpose (anybody out there have a solution
for that problem?).


Ray Wilmott
wilmott@topaz.rutgers.edu