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| Hyperdrive System Software Disk 2 | |
| Posted by: olePigeon on 2016-04-25 18:53:26 Or backup copies. So long as the content is a duplicate of the originals, I don't care how they're made. | |
| Posted by: alex-mars64 on 2016-04-26 12:00:57 I got my hyperdrive do check the disk with olePigeon's boot disk. But it got stuck in the last end. It seems that the boot partitions seems to be broken, since I cannot mount the folder. How do I install a hyperdrive from scratch? | |
| Posted by: olePigeon on 2016-04-26 12:27:05 I've never set up a Hyperdrive before, but I would assume you'd erase the hard drive somehow then install the software. I don't know if you need Disk 2 or not to do that. You can check on Disk 1, see if there's an option to format the hard drive and install the software. Hopefully OldAppleGuy will get back to us soon. 🙂 | |
| Posted by: BadGoldEagle on 2016-04-27 02:16:35 Once you get a copy of Disk 2, could you please upload both of them on the Mac Garden/Repository? Could be useful to others 😉 | |
Posted by: alex-mars64 on 2016-04-29 13:52:11I've never set up a Hyperdrive before, but I would assume you'd erase the hard drive somehow then install the software. I don't know if you need Disk 2 or not to do that. You can check on Disk 1, see if there's an option to format the hard drive and install the software.Thanks for your advice, I try that, as soon as possible. Hopefully OldAppleGuy comes back, the picture looks very promising. I am really surprised how long floppy disks keep the data. I have a bunch of C64 disks from the eighties and nearly all are fine. My burnt data cds form 2003 three are corrupted! :O | |
| Posted by: CC_333 on 2016-04-29 14:12:24 Huh, I have a few CDs from 2003-ish. I should check to see if they're still readable. c | |
| Posted by: oldappleguy on 2016-04-30 12:12:16 sorry that i haven't got back to all of you. I was a bit overwhelmed by the interest. I have been trying to see if the disks are read able. I pulled out all the old macs that I have and none of them run. If I split them up you may get one that is no good. Would like to send them all to one person to try them and pass them around. Now who would be will to do this. Let me know and well mail them right out. | |
| Posted by: tanaquil on 2016-04-30 12:36:26 I have gotten fairly good at rescuing floppies from the 1980s, and I also recently picked up a kryoflux, which I could use to pull raw data off any disks that aren't imaging correctly. I would be more than happy to have a go at rescuing these disks, and share the images with any who want them (and/or upload to an archive site). I'm sending you a pm with my address if you want to send them to me (and I can paypal you shipping costs), but I would also be happy to yield to anyone else with more experience. General FYI, my usual imaging method is to try Disk Copy 4.2 on System 7 first. If disks continue to throw errors after several tries, I set DiskDup to tolerate errors and image the disks that way, and also try to copy off all of the contents on to a hard/zip disk. I then stuff images with a low-level version of Stuffit (3 or 4) before uploading them. If I end up being the one to image them, and someone would like to request a different/additional format, let me know. | |
| Posted by: snuci on 2016-04-30 19:49:43 Sorry, I've missed this thread. Try to use this disk image: http://vintagecomputer.ca/download/apple/hyperdrive/Hyperdrive.image Oldappleguy, If olePigeon doesn't take them, I'll be happy to image them and make them available. | |
| Posted by: olePigeon on 2016-04-30 20:29:50 I'd be happy to take them, but tanaquil may be better equipped. | |
| Posted by: olePigeon on 2016-05-02 12:46:57 I've recreated the labels for the disks. If/when the disk images are posted, you can then print out some labels using Avery 5196 labels (or any 2.75" x 2.75" floppy disk label.) Hyperdrive-Labels.zip     | |
| Posted by: tanaquil on 2016-05-02 13:24:27 Neat, thanks! I was just thinking I needed to stock up on some blank disk labels, so thanks for the product number reference. | |
| Posted by: olePigeon on 2016-05-02 16:27:24 Dunno if you can find them cheaper, but this place sells just the right kind of labels: http://www.sheet-labels.com/labels/SL121 http://www.sheet-labels.com/labels/SL548 These are the two most common labels I've seen, wrap around and single. The older the software, the more likely it has a gloss finish on the label. Newer software tended to have matte labels. I'd wager that 80% of my software has gloss labels of both sizes, and the rest is matte singles. I've never seen a matte wrap around label. If you're interested in pooling some money, they get a lot cheaper the more you buy. Maybe we can do a group buy, then split them up. They can be shipped via media mail, so it I think it'd be more cost effective. | |
| Posted by: olePigeon on 2016-05-02 16:27:42 I'll post a thread, see if anyone's interested. | |
| Posted by: olePigeon on 2016-05-04 16:05:08 Yay! Thank you, oldappleguy! That Disk 2 you sent me worked perfectly. What dumb luck that it was the exact version I was looking for. 😀 I was able to read it and back it up. I'll do it with the other copies you sent me. Hopefully between tanaquil and me, we'll have a complete set of Hyperdrive software. | |
| Posted by: snuci on 2016-05-04 17:45:48 Please image the disks. I'd love to make a copy and keep the images. | |
| Posted by: olePigeon on 2016-05-04 18:57:38 Here are versions V2R1 and V3R1. V2R1 uses less memory than V3R1, however, V3R1 adds support for Hyperdrive 2000 and improved HFS disk support (both of these features require 128k ROMs.) HyperDrive_V2R1.sit.hqx HyperDrive_V3R1.sit.hqx | |
| Posted by: olePigeon on 2016-05-04 19:14:40 Also uploaded it to Macintosh Garden. | |
| Posted by: olePigeon on 2016-05-04 19:22:43 I have some free time at work while the kids are doing their CAASPP exams. I'm going to scan the manuals, including 2/3 of the installation manual. It's missing the first 1/3 of it, but it looks like the important parts are in the pages included. | |
| Posted by: tanaquil on 2016-05-05 04:16:57 Excellent! The disks to me are still in transit, hopefully will arrive today. A (partial) scan of the manual would be great! | |
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