Conference hydra::amiga_v1

3613.0. "X-Copy" by FILTON::FENTON_R (Potassium Ethoxide Rules C2H5OOK) Fri Mar 23 1990 09:14

    Does anyone out there know anything about "X-Copy" (the S/W only
    version)? I've been struggling for months with the thing, and can't
    even get it to copy itself. I have tried Doscopy, Doscopy+, Nibblemode
    on every disk I have, with no success (I have 1 Meg RAM + a 2nd drive).
    I have also tried to use the Parameter copier, but the instructions
    I find incomprehensible. I understand what they mean by sync
    characters, long tracks etc., but apparently these "parameters"
    have to be entered, to tell the program to look for tracks/sectors
    etc. You get the impression from the instructions that there is
    a list of these somewhere on the disk, but I can't find it. I returned
    the registration card to Cachet months ago, but no response from
    them.
    
    I remember in a previous note that a lot of people mentioned a similar
    program called "Marauder", which was periodically updated with
    parameter files - I notice that on X-Copy the icons etc. are called
    "Maraud-It Professional" etc. - is there a connection? Does anyone
    have any lists of parameters I could use?
    
    I'm really getting sick of this, I accidentally wrecked my "Shadow
    of the Beast" the other night when it started to access the disk
    just as I ejected it. OK, you can say it was my fault, but if you've
    played this (excellent) game you'll know how unpredictably long
    the various sequences are after you get killed etc. - sometimes
    you just say to Hell with it and knock the disk out of the drive
    and go to the pub.
    
    Any help gratefully received.
    
    -Rog
    
    PS Synchro Express copies SOB, but corrupts the copies in the process,
    so I can't use it either.
    

    I can't help with the X-Copy problem, but I've found a way to avoid
    the disk chomping on games - I alway do the three finger reboot before
    hitting the eject button.  That gives me a known amount of time to eject it
    before the OS checks for the Workbench disk.
    
    -Dave

    By the way Rog, Your Shadow of the Beast disks shouldn't have screwed
    up unless they were un-write protected, of it was saving when you took
    them out, otherwise, it shouldn't matter. Tell me exactly what happened
    next time.  Lee again. Bye!
    

    Forgive my na�vety, but why is one of the notes "Set Hidden"?
    
    -Rog