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Mike
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 Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 10:57 pm Post subject: NeXTStep Diskette Included !!!!!!! |
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Hello to all:
I ordered a used copy of Shebanek's old NeXT book from a bookseller on the internet.
It was only $8.50 plus a few dollars postage.
Does anyone else have a copy -- and can anyone make the files on the diskette available ???
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Mike
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| Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 9:35 am Post subject: |
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Well,
The Shebanek NeXTStep book arrived today, the one I ordered last week through Abe Books (and supplied by Thrift Books in Aurora, IL.)
Described as "used" and supposedly in fair condition, it showed up looking completely clean and unused --- and I was a bit premature assuming that the software diskette would not be included: not only is the NeXTStep diskette still in the book, but the plastic envelope has never even been opened.
Expectations exceeded. I will have to read up on how to copy diskettes and make a backup. I hope the floppy is still good.
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bobo68
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| Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 3:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Please make an image of the floppy and post it here. |
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Mike
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| Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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Hmmmm.... If only it were that easy.
Not possible.
I have owned a NeXTStation Mono, my first and only NeXT computer, for just over a month now and am a novice at this stuff. Realistically speaking, I simply do not have the skills required to connect the NeXTStation to our home network (five Macs) in order to post a disk image to DropBox ... and when I put the disk into my Mac Pro to create a disk image for that purpose, of course it says that the disk is unreadable and offers to initialize it...
I could, theoretically, duplicate the 1.44MB floppy disk (by using the instructions outlined in Michael B. Shebanek's excellent book) and mail you a copy.
Unfortunately, I am in CANADA. If I were in China, I could send out no end of disks for free...
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Mike
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| Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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| bobo68 wrote: | | Please make an image of the floppy and post it here. |
However.... I see you are in Germany. A bit off the beaten track.
If someone who lives close to Toronto in Southern Ontario and whose NeXTStation or other NeXT Computer is already networked, and who could give me a mailing address, I would gladly drop a duplicate copy of the diskette into the mail.
I will not post my email address here for fear of attracting SPAM, but if you mosey on over to <www.mause.ca> and click on the tab for Executive Team you will find that I am listed as President. Click on my name (Michael) to send me a message. Include a mailing address and I will mail you a disk with a copy of the compressed files that were included on the Shebanek diskette. Then you can make a disk image post it here for all to see.
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bobo68
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| Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2017 2:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Your Mac Pro has a floppy drive and runs Mac OS X, right? |
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Mike
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| Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2017 3:15 pm Post subject: |
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Yes.
My Mac Pro has an external floppy drive.
If you know how I can duplicate a NeXT-formatted diskette on a Mac Pro lay it on me.
Like I said before, I am new to NeXTStep and processes and actions that may seem basic and obvious to many of the rest of you are still a mystery to me.
Explain in simple terms.
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bobo68
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bobo68
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| Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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Tried to mount it in NeXTstep (Previous) and OPENSTEP (Parallels): nada.
How did you create the image, which format did you choose in Disk Utility? Please try DVD/CD Master if you haven't. |
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Mike
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bobo68
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Works! Thank you.
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krazycat
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| Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 1:54 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks! How to convert in a NeXT floppy with the latest MacOsX? Or should I use Rawrite on PC? |
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bobo68
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| Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 2:01 am Post subject: |
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If you want to copy the floppy disk image onto a floppy disk you normally use the dd command on UNIX systems. Like this:
| Code: | | sudo dd if=<path to image> of=<path to device> |
Have a look here for more information: https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-create-disk-image-on-mac-os-x-with-dd-command/
Disk Utility should also be able to write back the image if the floppy disk shows up there.
AFAIK rawrite is a dd for Windows. |
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