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howtos:emulators:xtrs [2012/10/25 12:14 (UTC)] – [SETTING UP XTRS] ldkraemerhowtos:emulators:xtrs [2012/10/25 12:16 (UTC)] (current) – [COPYING AMPRO DS/DD DISKS] ldkraemer
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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 "SiliKroilto 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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 UNAPPROVED METHOD described above. UNAPPROVED METHOD described above.
  
-When all the disks had been gone through I burned a DVD of all the Images, with each disks' images in a separate folder just in case\\ +When all the disks had been gone through I burned a DVD of all the Images, with each disks' image in a separate folder just in case\\ 
 I needed to try and recover a file at a later date. I needed to try and recover a file at a later date.
  
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