Massive archive of 300+ disks

[winnt32]

On the Windows 3.00 debug version post, there was links to this site: http://actapricot.org/disks/xxxxx.dsk. There's over 300 disk images there. But I apparently can only access it with a browser, because it apparently needs a password?

Anyway, we might have to download it one-by-one

[winnt32]

the link to the 300+ disks is here
http://actapricot.org/disks/

[RubyTuesday]

just use one of the download managers for browsers. I use Down Them All for Firefox, and it lets you download all the links on a page.

[mrpijey]

Well someone will have to go through these and identify them all.

[winnt32]

I've downloaded them, and the .zip files have the contents of the .dsk files.

[winnt32]

apr00187.zip has three files:

COMMAND.COM
IO.SYS
MSDOS.SYS, they are dated July 24, 1987, or in the case of IO.SYS, February 2, 1989.

[winnt32]

Some of them are corrupted though.

[winnt32]

Some of the disk purposes are listed on two .html files i downloaded

[winnt32]

apr00112.zip:
apricot SOFTWARE (15-8-90) BETA REL ONLY Apricot Super VGA Drivers 1024 * 768 * 16 640 * 480 * 256 +ACAD, WINDOWS, etc BETA 1 3.5" HD

Beta versions of drivers?

[mrpijey]

Yes, why not? Drivers are software as well and often released as beta, even today.

[winnt32]

can i upload it?

[mrpijey]

Why? We don't carry drivers, and everyone already has access to it through this thread.

[winnt32]

ok dam i didnt see the post and reposted the thread :/ There's more where that came from anyway, like versions of DOS for the Apricot. And server bootdisks
Also, versions of Concurrent CP/M.

[jimmsta]

There's an index of all the disks here: http://actapricot.org/disks/aprididx.htm

[Andorria]

I've made a mirror available here in case the files are not available
https://mega.nz/#F!ih4GCJiQ!h93__JMCpoFIrohIWKKDlQ

Some files were not downloadable thought, because their size is null (ex : apr00262.zip 0 K), but their equivalent *.dsk are here.

[tarlabnor]

Is there any tips on how to extract files from apricot .dsk images properly ?

Dsktrans from Libdsk can convert apridisk to raw, but it's still impossible to read files from such converted image.

[Overdoze]

Is there any tips on how to extract files from apricot .dsk images properly ?

Dsktrans from Libdsk can convert apridisk to raw, but it's still impossible to read files from such converted image.

That would be because the Apricot used a 3.5'' floppy drive with 315k or 720k formated floppies, which probably use a proprietary FAT format.

[John Elliott]

Is there any tips on how to extract files from apricot .dsk images properly ?

Dsktrans from Libdsk can convert apridisk to raw, but it's still impossible to read files from such converted image.

When you're using dsktrans include the -pcdos option to convert the boot sector from Apricot to PCDOS format; once you've done that you should be able to get at the contents with mtools or winimage.