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Short: Read/Write images from/to any disk, V1.00
Author: Christian.Wasner@hamburg.netsurf,de
Uploader: Christian.Wasner@hamburg.netsurf,de
Type: disk/misc
GetDevBlocks and PutDevBlocks read (GetDevblocks) resp. write data
from/to any trackdisk-compatible disk, e.g. DFx, RAD, HD0 etc. I
coded these tools in 1993, but it seems I never uploaded them zo
Aminet. They were predecessors of PackDev, a very flexible disk
device packer with XPK support. Now as there is something like UAE
(Unusable Amiga Emulator) there seems to be a use of at least
GetDevBlocks, since UAE uses file disks for floppy disks. The usage
is as follows:
GetDevBlocks <Device> <StartCyl> <StartBlock> <StartHead> <NumBlocks>
<File> [LAB] [DUMP]
PutDevBlocks <Device> <StartCyl> <StartBlock> <StartHead> <NumBlocks>
<File> [LAB] [DUMP] [FORMAT]
LAB Read/write label buffer data from/to <File>.lab
DUMP Treat <File> as a hex dump (like "type OPT H")
FORMAT Format tracks before writing to (label buffer handling
may fail for device-internal reasons)
<File>="*" for GetDevBlocks: Send data to output stream (not to *)
To get a complete disk image (880k) for UAE, type
GetDevblocks DF0 0 0 0 1760 foo
and the file "foo" will contain the disk image.
GetDevBlocks and PutDevBlocks are freely distributable, as long as no
payment greater than $5 per floppy disk or $50 per CD is charged
Modifying or removing any file of this archive (i.e. GetDevBlocks,
PutDevBlocks and DevBlocks.readme) is not allowed. Use at own
risk. Commercial
programs (including shareware) using them in any way need a written
permission from me. A certain payment is expected, which will
typically be a fully registered version of it.
Have fun with them.
Compatibilty: Runs fine on my A4000/060 and ran fine on my old
A400/030
Christian Wasner
P.S.: Don't expect any future versions from these programs. And no, I
will not give away the source code.
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1962 1034 47.2% 26-Jul-96 21:57:34 +DevBlocks.readme
12772 7839 38.6% 22-Oct-93 21:59:12 +GetDevBlocks
13240 8111 38.7% 22-Oct-93 21:59:16 +PutDevBlocks
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27974 16984 39.2% 27-Jul-96 10:26:30 3 files