[Floppertalk] Re: MS-DOS MODE?

MOY, WILLIAM floppertalk@oldskool.org
Thu, 26 May 2005 10:29:25 -0400


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Ah Hah!  the .img file is an image file that Winimage will need to =
convert to another floppy disk, recreating the original disk's file(s).  =
It will be best to do this through a PC's hard drive with a blank floppy =
disk handy.  --best of luck!!  --Bill
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 -----Original Message-----
From: Joe Musleh [mailto:writejoe@email.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 7:44 AM
To: floppertalk@oldskool.org
Subject: Re: [Floppertalk] Re: MS-DOS MODE?



Below are answers to your questions:
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Did MESS do anything?
When I double click on the MESS icon (messgui.exe), the application =
opens just fine.
When I double click on BigTop that's under the system IBM PC (I tried =
all three of them), I receive this error message: "MESS ENCOUNTERED A =
FATAL ERROR: INITIALIZATION ERROR".
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I mean, did you get a screen that looks like an old computer booting up?
No old computer booting up.
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Did it try to load your disk image?
Does the question mean: Did MESS try to read bigtop.img?  Yes!
All you have to do is double click on the file.
What did you mean by load?  Does it mean "try to read"?
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Did you make your own disk image from your floppy disk that you
purchased?  It may be copy protected or corrupt.
I didn't purchase a floppy disk.  I just downloaded the file bigtop.zip =
from the website.
What do you mean by disk image?  Is it a 3.5 floppy disk that contains =
bigtop.img?
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You can find an image that is known to work with flopper (and should
therefor work with MESS) here:
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http://retrograde.trustno1.org/index.html
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I only have XP at work, and I probably shouldn't be playing games here!
;)
I'll try MESS with the image from the above link on my win2k machine at
home when I get a chance in the next couple days.
I use "MESS GUI", not the "command line"
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Please reply at your convenience.
Thanks again Jeff.
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-Joe.=20
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Morning Jeff,
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It still did not work.  I wish it did.
I bought BigTop on the 14th and still can not play the game.
I read and followed commands and read and downloaded stuff and read and
.... uh with no luck!
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Jeff, do you have win xp?  Will you be willing to try the game for me on
your PC?
May be there's something I'm missing that an expert can only find.
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Or if not, do you know somebody who has win XP who will be willing to
load the game on their PC.
Warning!  The game is highly addictive!  Jeff, I can't thank you enough
for your time.
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-Joe.
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2005=20
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      <DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys>Below are answers to your =
questions:</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV>Did MESS do anything?</DIV>
      <DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys>When I&nbsp;double click on =
the&nbsp;MESS icon=20
      (messgui.exe), the application opens just fine.</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys>When&nbsp;I double click on&nbsp;BigTop =
that's=20
      under the system IBM PC (I tried all three of them), I receive =
this error=20
      message: "MESS ENCOUNTERED A FATAL ERROR: INITIALIZATION=20
      ERROR".</FONT></DIV></DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV>I mean, did you get a screen that looks like an old computer =
booting=20
      up?</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys>No old computer booting =
up.</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV>Did it try to load your disk image?</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys>Does the question mean: Did MESS try to =
read=20
      bigtop.img?&nbsp; Yes!</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys>All you have to do is double click on =
the=20
      file.</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys>What did you mean by load?&nbsp; Does =
it mean=20
      "try to read"?</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV>Did you make your own disk image from your floppy disk that =
you</DIV>
      <DIV>purchased?&nbsp;&nbsp;It may be copy protected or =
corrupt.</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys>I didn't purchase a floppy disk.&nbsp; =
I just=20
      downloaded the file bigtop.zip from the website.</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys>What do you mean by disk image?&nbsp; =
Is it a 3.5=20
      floppy disk that contains bigtop.img?</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV>You can find an image that is known to work with flopper (and =

      should</DIV>
      <DIV>therefor work with MESS) here:</DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://retrograde.trustno1.org/index.html">http://retrograde.trus=
tno1.org/index.html</A></DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV>I only have XP at work, and I probably shouldn't be playing =
games=20
      here!</DIV>
      <DIV>;)</DIV>
      <DIV>I'll try MESS with the image from the above link on my win2k =
machine=20
      at</DIV>
      <DIV>home when I get a chance in the next couple days.</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys>I use "MESS GUI", not the "command=20
      line"</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys>Please&nbsp;reply at your=20
      convenience.</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys>Thanks again Jeff.</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys>-Joe.</FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV>---------</DIV>
      <DIV>Morning Jeff,</DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV>It still did not work.&nbsp;&nbsp;I wish it did.</DIV>
      <DIV>I bought BigTop on the 14th and still can not play the =
game.</DIV>
      <DIV>I read and followed commands and read and downloaded stuff =
and read=20
      and</DIV>
      <DIV>.... uh with no luck!</DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV>Jeff, do you have win xp?&nbsp;&nbsp;Will you be willing to =
try the=20
      game for me on</DIV>
      <DIV>your PC?</DIV>
      <DIV>May be there's something I'm missing that an expert can only=20
      find.</DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV>Or if not, do you know somebody who has win XP who will be =
willing=20
      to</DIV>
      <DIV>load the game on their PC.</DIV>
      <DIV>Warning!&nbsp;&nbsp;The game is highly =
addictive!&nbsp;&nbsp;Jeff, I=20
      can't thank you enough</DIV>
      <DIV>for your time.</DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV>-Joe.</DIV>
      <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
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