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to: Michael J. Mahon
from: a2retro
date: 2009-02-03 22:18:50
subject: Re: Copy II Plus bug??

To: Michael J. Mahon
Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> I was just copying an Applesoft file from a ProDOS disk to a DOS
> 5.25" disk using Copy II Plus 9.1 and encountered a very peculiar
> problem.
> 
> The Applesoft program is 7284 bytes long ($1C74), and the DOS copy
> has the middle 4096 bytes replaced by a copy of the directory track
> (just prior to the length being filled in)!
> 
> The VTOC and all the linked directory sectors are there in the middle
> of my Applesoft program (actually starting at $1300).
> 
> I tried it first on a real Apple //e, with a couple of different DOS
> disks, then again on Apple II Oasis, with the same results each time.
> 
> It's very strange to encounter an error like this after using Copy II
> Plus so many times in the past.
> 
> Has anyone else noticed a problem like this?
> 
> -michael
> 
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Michael, did you try an older version of copy II+ for comparison?

Glenn
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