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howtos:emulators:xtrs [2012/10/20 14:41 (UTC)] – Small typos fixed sycamorexhowtos:emulators:xtrs [2012/10/25 12:15 (UTC)] – [WARNING - UNAPPROVED METHOD:] ldkraemer
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 And real hardware drives can be used via Symbolic linking.</note>\\  And real hardware drives can be used via Symbolic linking.</note>\\ 
  
-2. Copy the Model I, Model III, Model 4, and Model 4P ROM image files to "/usr/share/xtrs" +2. Copy the Model I, Model III, Model 4, and Model 4P ROM image files to /usr/share/xtrs 
-The original location for other distros was "/usr/local/lib/xtrs".\\ +The original location for other distros was /usr/local/lib/xtrs.\\ 
 The TRS80 ROMS are not included in the XTRS package, but can be found by searching with Google.\\  The TRS80 ROMS are not included in the XTRS package, but can be found by searching with Google.\\ 
 <code>cd ~/path/to/xtrs <code>cd ~/path/to/xtrs
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 3. Locate the .DSK or .DMK (NEWDOS, DOSPLUS, LDOS, TRSDOS, ULTRADOS, MULTIDOS, or MONTEZUMA MICRO CP/M) OS files you will use:\\  3. Locate the .DSK or .DMK (NEWDOS, DOSPLUS, LDOS, TRSDOS, ULTRADOS, MULTIDOS, or MONTEZUMA MICRO CP/M) OS files you will use:\\ 
-(If you are using Montezuma Micro 2.31 CP/M, use mkdisk to reset the write protect attribute of the file, so you can use CONFIG\\ +If you are using Montezuma Micro 2.31 CP/M, use mkdisk to reset the write protect attribute of the file, so you can use CONFIG\\ 
 to change the Drive Parameters and save the settings. If you don't change the file to unprotected, you won't be able to save the\\  to change the Drive Parameters and save the settings. If you don't change the file to unprotected, you won't be able to save the\\ 
-parameters so the settings won't survive a reboot.)+parameters so the settings won't survive a reboot.
 <code>mkdisk -u -k filename.dmk <code>mkdisk -u -k filename.dmk
 mkdisk -u -k MMCPM231.DSK</code>\\  mkdisk -u -k MMCPM231.DSK</code>\\ 
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 sudo ./cw2dmk -v1 trststxx.dmk</code> sudo ./cw2dmk -v1 trststxx.dmk</code>
  
-to copy the TRS-80 floppy disks to the DMK image format that is used by most Emulators.  (My next step is to get xtrs +to copy the TRS-80 floppy disks to the DMK image format that is used by most Emulators.  My next step is to get xtrs 
-installed in Slackware, and all my TRS80 Files copied too.)\\ +installed in Slackware, and all my TRS80 Files copied too.\\ 
 \\  \\ 
  
 **WINDOWS:** **WINDOWS:**
-There are windows drivers on the Catweasel CDR along with other Software, but I haven't looked into that so far.\\ +There are windows drivers on the Catweasel CDR along with other Software, but I haven't looked into that yet.\\ 
 \\  \\ 
  
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 the heads as the platter tries to spin so the read heads can recover the data.\\  the heads as the platter tries to spin so the read heads can recover the data.\\ 
  
-I chose use a lubricant from KANO LABS in Nashville, Tennessee USA called Aerosol "SiliKroil" to lubricate my floppies. I was able to\\ +I chose use a lubricant from KANO LABS in Nashville, Tennessee USA called Aerosol SiliKroil to lubricate my floppies. I was able to\\ 
 recover about 85% of the disks using this TOTALLY UNAPPROVED method. I ruined the first 4-5 disks by trying to read them.\\  recover about 85% of the disks using this TOTALLY UNAPPROVED method. I ruined the first 4-5 disks by trying to read them.\\ 
 A costly ERROR!\\  A costly ERROR!\\ 

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