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Conference 7.286::atarist

Title:	Atari ST, TT, & Falcon
Notice:	Please read note 1.0 and its replies before posting!
Moderator:	FUNYET::ANDERSON

Created:	Mon Apr 04 1988
Last Modified:	Tue May 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1433
Total number of notes:	10312

719.0. "Drive difference between OLD and NEW St's" by RUTILE::BISHOP () Wed Dec 27 1989 10:20

    Ok Guys.
    
    Here's another tester.
    
    My good ol' ST broke down, and i had it replaced with the newer
    type (1 meg drive). One good thing is that i got another years
    guarantee, but some of my software doesn't work with the new
    drive. Is there a bit of code i can use, or will i have to take
    them all back ?
    
    Any idea's ?
    
    ~lewis.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
719.1	What programs? - Also, check drive speed.	RODNEY::PETERS	Don Peters, CTC2-1/F10, 287-3153	`Thu Dec 28 1989 12:57`	8
	Can you be more specific as to what software doesn't work anymore? Some commercial software is so heavily copy protected that it has problems with certain drives. For example, Populous would often fail on my drive, even after aligned by a certified Atari repair center. I eventually got a replacement from the issueing company that worked fine. In general, tho, I haven't had that sort of problem, so possibly the drive is slightly out of alignment. You might try to get one of those programs that checks the rpm of the drive to see if it is 300 rpm, plus or minus 2.
719.2	I think you could be right	RUTILE::BISHOP		`Fri Dec 29 1989 04:06`	17
	Don, Software that doesn't work : - Universal Military Simulator Fast Basic Flight Sim II These are a few of about 10 pieces of software that don't work. Going on the asumption that the only copy-protected piece is UMS then maybe it is my drive. Do you know of any PD software that checks the rpm? If so where can i get one? Maybe some-one could send me a copy of it or supply me with the PD library name and address? I am in FRANCE, but have a British address aswell, so library's in both GB & FRANCE would be ok. Thanks in anticipation.... ~lewis
719.3	Check out topic 399	RODNEY::PETERS	Don Peters, CTC2-1/F10, 287-3153	`Fri Dec 29 1989 10:29`	6
	I knew this conference had a discussion on this topic a while ago (I even contributed to it), so I checked back. Sure enough, it was covered in note 399. Replies 6 and 7 are especially relevant. A SHOW KEYWORDS/FULL RPM would have been convenient, but RPM was not listed among the keywords that were defined.