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Installing FLOPPER Using DOSBox 0.72

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First post, by cruisefx

Posted on 2009-02-18, 01:57

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I have created an original image using the associated FLOPPER utilities, and would like to test it out. However, the FLOPPER software is inherently limited to installing to a floppy, which I find to be bothersome, since I really don't have a blank floppy to do it in such a fashion. How can this install be simulated via virtual layers from within DOSBox? I see a few references to FLOPPER on here, so I figure I will be in good company by posting here.

Reply 1 of 7, by SKARDAVNELNATE

Posted on 2009-02-18, 02:07

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Create a folder. Mount A C:\Folder -t floppy.

Reply 2 of 7, by cruisefx

Posted on 2009-02-19, 01:21

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Actually not using the Windows version, but the Mac version, so I utilize POSIX directory structure. After mounting "a" using the -floppy option and running install, the installer wants to reboot as the final step. It hangs at this point in the installation process, the only solution being the close out DOSBox forcefully. Nothing happens in terms of installation file generation that I can see.

Stuck.

Reply 3 of 7, by ADDiCT

Posted on 2009-02-19, 02:05

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What are you trying to do? You are you aware that you can boot "PC Booter" games directly with DOSBox, aren't you?

Reply 4 of 7, by cruisefx

Posted on 2009-02-19, 05:24

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Actually, I had a lasting impression of when I first asked the question of booter compatibiliy so many moons ago, and was told to use flopper. Really wasn't willing to accept that perhaps it DID support it. I am glad this functionality now exists. Posting for re-reference:

boot [image name].img -l [virtual floppy drive]

Now my question is: how would I best distribute this new working image? The guy at retrograde seems to be hibernating.

Reply 5 of 7, by collector

Posted on 2009-02-19, 06:09

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What is it an image of?

Reply 6 of 7, by cruisefx

Posted on 2009-02-20, 02:36

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IBM's Turtle Power LOGO

I can't find any mentions of it on the web, as if it really never existed...
Had it sitting in my collection for all these years since 1983...

A backup copy was bad, but the original, while in shabby condition, still worked amazingly well with no CRC errors.

Reply 7 of 7, by cruisefx

Posted on 2009-02-20, 02:37

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BTW, if anyone is interested in buying the whole software boxed with manuals in very good condition, I'll put it up on eBay again (with original disk).

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