...here: http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=dldir;sa=details;lid=3755 (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=dldir;sa=details;lid=3755)
This version, missing from our archive previously, is 3.2 and was provided by @VincentGR (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1053) who discovered that other versions would not copy from tape to disk.I haven't tried that (although supposedly it works in emulators, too) and of course it doesn't necessarily mean that the program transferred will work, but at least it's a step further from other versions where the program would say it had started the procedure but did nothing.
This is very cool, I always loved Discology and I was missing this version :D
I know my cousin own this version, but he was not able to send me its floppy since 3 years ago. :doh:
Nice to know that, after my 5.1 version, all are now available. 8)
Are these really all? Since I've loved this program so much (I even have an original disk!), I'd like to have a complete archive, and in all languages...
For instance I know I do have a ROM version somewhere (because I use it on my CPC) but it's not on that page (shame on me :D )
Here is the French version of discology 3.2, I don't know if you already own this one ;)
I certainly have the ROM version of the copier & editor, I will try to find them this evening...
Edit: Discology filecopier & Diskcopier - Roms Version added ;)
Enjoy !
I have an original discology Disk at home, but I'm not sure which version it is. Perhaps I should check.
Bryce.
I confirm that games that can be transfered work on disc.
This version works with emulators and on the real thing.
Other versions resets cpc or displays operation complete with no true result.
I had this in my back of my mind that in the past I could do this via discology and present time was not possible.
I was right this time, I used that specific version back then.
Ok, @VincentGR (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1053) sent me another archive, so that now the total collection is:
Discology (F) (1986) (Version 2.0) [UTILITAIRE].dsk
Discology (F) (1986) (Version 2.3) (CPM) [Original] [UTILITAIRE].dsk
Discology (F) (1988) (CPM) (Version 3.3) [Original] [UTILITAIRE].dsk
Discology (F) (1988) (CPM) (Version 5.0) [UTILITAIRE].dsk
Discology (F) (1988) (Version 5.1) (CPM) [Original] [UTILITAIRE].dsk
Discology (F) (1988) (Version 5.1) [UTILITAIRE].dsk
Discology (F) (1989) (CPM) (Version 6.0) [UTILITAIRE].dsk
Discology (F) (1989) (Version 7.3) (Hack) [UTILITAIRE].dsk
Discology (UK) (1986) (CPM) (Version 3.0) [Original] [UTILITAIRE].dsk
Discology (UK) (1986) (Version 2.0) [UTILITAIRE].dsk
Discology (UK) (1987) (CPM) (Version 3.3) [UTILITAIRE].dsk
Discology 6.2 (F) (19xx) (Version 6.2) (Hack) [UTILITAIRE].dsk
Discology Disccopier (1987)(Meridien Software)(DISCOLOG.ROM).rom
Discology Disccopier (1987)(Meridien Software)[DISCOLOG.ROM].rom
Discology Filecopier (19xx)(-)(Fr)(DISCFILE.ROM).rom
Discology Filecopier (19xx)(-)(fr)[DISCFILE.ROM].rom
Discology Plus (F) (1990) (CPM) (Version 6.0) (Patch CPC+) [UTILITAIRE].dsk
Discology Plus (F) (1990) (CPM) (Version 6.0) [Original] [UTILITAIRE].dsk
Discology Plus v6.0 (1989)(Meridien Informatique)(fr)[cr XOR][cpm version].dsk
Discology ROM version.zip
Discology v2.0 (1986)(Meridien Informatique)(fr).dsk
Discology v3.2.dsk
Discology v3.2FR.dsk
Discology v5.0 (1988)(Meridien Informatique)(fr)[cpm version].dsk
Discology v5.1 (1988)(Meridien Informatique)[cr Terratronic - Crazy Eagle].dsk
Discology v6.0 (19xx)(Meridien Software)(DOLOGY6.ROM).rom
Discology v6.0 (19xx)(Meridien Software)[DOLOGY6.ROM].rom
Discology v6.0 (1989)(Meridien Informatique)(fr)[cr CACH].dsk
Discology v6.0 (1989)(Meridien Informatique)(fr)[cr XOR][cpm version].dsk
Discology v7.3 (1989)(Meridien Informatique)(fr).dsk
Some appear duplicates, probably coming from different ROMsets, but I'm keeping them just in case, and uploading them to the relevant page!
EDIT - hmmm I'm having trouble uploading a file... will try again tonight from home :(
I am fairly confident I had a discology 8.1 or something like that. I'll look at my 3" discs to see if I still have it.
Quote from: arnoldemu on 10:35, 15 January 16
I am fairly confident I had a discology 8.1 or something like that. I'll look at my 3" discs to see if I still have it.
Probably a hack of some sort? But still worth looking at it :)
As I have tested, most of the hacked versions have randown problems. Better to not use them, now that we can duplicate originals.
Known versions are:
- 2.0
- 2.3
- 3.0
- 3.2
- 3.3
- 5.0 (I have ordered this from a magazine advert, but received 5.1)
- 5.1
- 6.0
- 6.0 plus (PLUS compatible)
Reading CPC Power, it look the 3.2 version was already dumped last year by Maxit. (05/2015)
VincentGR FTW! :D
A friend insists that there was a Greek version too.
Never saw one with my own :o .
Another issue that I have with discology is that it freezes when you multi-select files in fast format when I run it under parados.
Never seen a Greek version; was probably just a mod...
I have a XOR hack of discology.
Probably 6.0, not booted it yet.
Please do :)
Turns out that my original Discology disk isn't Discology. It's called Discovery Plus (Tape to Disk transfer program) from Siren Software. I assume this has already been dumped?
Bryce.
http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=dldir;sa=details;lid=1532 (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=dldir;sa=details;lid=1532)
and
http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=dldir;sa=details;lid=122 (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=dldir;sa=details;lid=122)
(I wonder if there are multiple versions)
But thanks for checking :)
Quote from: Bryce on 18:41, 16 January 16
Turns out that my original Discology disk isn't Discology. It's called Discovery Plus (Tape to Disk transfer program) from Siren Software. I assume this has already been dumped?
Strange to see it on a Discology floppy disc.
What version do you own? Can you show a picture of it?
By the way I discovered the reason I couldn't upload the entire archive was because I had forgotten to change the PHP's settings to allow bigger uploads. D'oh...
So I'll do it soon :)
Quote from: TotO on 19:03, 16 January 16
Strange to see it on a Discology floppy disc.
What version do you own? Can you show a picture of it?
It wasn't on a Discology disk. I just thought I owned a Discology disk. It's an original Discovery Disk, with original instructions and interestingly, they also supplied a list of commercial games that were known to have worked!
If it's not on the Wiki I can scan it in and upload it.
Bryce.
Edit: I see the manual and tape version is on the Wiki, I'll upload the "tested as crackable" list.
This version 3.2 is the first I checked up and it running on emulator, but only copier, because editor still hangs.
Do you have other which fully working on emulator?
Best to ask emulators to be accurate! :)
I think that SugarBox, CPC++ and MESS are, for example.
Ok, the Wiki page was actually for "Discovery" and I have "Discovery Plus", so I created a new page and uploaded the pictures there: Discovery Plus - CPCWiki (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Discovery_Plus)
There's no link to the actual Disk content at the moment, so if the disk has never been dumped, then let me know and I can give it a try.
Bryce.
Quote from: ZbyniuR on 01:42, 17 January 16
This version 3.2 is the first I checked up and it running on emulator, but only copier, because editor still hangs.
Do you have other which fully working on emulator?
Editor works fine on WinCPC :(
Quote from: Bryce on 12:27, 17 January 16
Ok, the Wiki page was actually for "Discovery" and I have "Discovery Plus", so I created a new page and uploaded the pictures there: Discovery Plus - CPCWiki (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Discovery_Plus)
There's no link to the actual Disk content at the moment, so if the disk has never been dumped, then let me know and I can give it a try.
Bryce.
Hm, I don't have Plus in my archive... anyone else?
This was already dumped by CPCManiaco and Deepfb and it's available at CPC Power.
There seem to be a 1986 version, a 1987 one, and an update in 1988 (link here (http://cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=4234)).
I'll ask them for the pictures without the watermarks.
Edit:Just in case, it would be nice to dump Bryce's copy ;)
...so we can say we have our OWN dump :)
Heh... :D
I can understand Kukulcan's point of view, but the watermarks defeat the purpose of his site. So I'll ask CPCManiaco to upload the pictures here.
Quote from: Gryzor on 17:42, 17 January 16
...so we can say we have our OWN dump :)
;D
I didn't see any obvious year or version mentioned on the packaging. I'll run it later and see what it says on the screen.
Bryce.
I wonder what the differences between the simple and + versions are. Anyone knows more?
I suppose that's only a patch for the keyboard scanning.....
There's no mention of Splocktrans on the original version, so the additional programs may not have come until the Plus version arrived.
Bryce.
Is there someone who has the plus version of Discology for cpc 6128 plus computer? ::)
Quote from: Captain Is on 20:25, 09 February 21
Is there someone who has the plus version of Discology for cpc 6128 plus computer? ::)
https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=6118
Quote from: redbox on 20:29, 09 February 21
https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=6118 (https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=6118)
How can i write this .dsk file on disk?
I am trying using m4 board for writting to disk and it is not possible.
a doubt, of all these versions of discology, is there one that is supposed to be the best? faster or better copying protected games or with any notable improvement?
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Quote from: Captain Is on 21:00, 09 February 21
How can i write this .dsk file on disk? I am trying using m4 board for writting to disk and it is not possible.
Because it is a dump of the original protected media. (last but not least, it start from A drive using |CPM)
Quote from: cosa_nostra-6128 on 16:34, 17 December 21
a doubt, of all these versions of discology, is there one that is supposed to be the best? faster or better copying protected games or with any notable improvement?
I think version 6.1 was the best ;-)
PS: even after the huge makeover of the forum-software, it is still so generous with linefeeds :D
What linefeeds?
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Creo que la versión 6.1 fue la mejor ;-)
PD: incluso después del gran cambio de imagen del software del foro, sigue siendo muy generoso con los avances de línea :D
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thanks, what improvements or advances does this version 6.1 have?
Quote from: Gryzor on 09:38, 18 December 21
What linefeeds?
I think he means recent posts, tbh I don't like the change, I liked it when it only showed the most recent posts for each discussion so you didn't get one discussion dominating the majority of recent posts.
Quote from: tjohnson on 01:36, 19 December 21
I think he means recent posts, tbh I don't like the change, I liked it when it only showed the most recent posts for each discussion so you didn't get one discussion dominating the majority of recent posts.
But Recents was always like that, it has never been modified... Perhaps you were looking at Unread?
Something has changed since the site went down.
Previously to that event all replies to a post were kept within the same thread.
Now (using Chrome) I see a Forum screen were, often, some replies dominate the screen to the exclusion of other posts/topics. :(
Quote from: Gryzor on 09:38, 18 December 21
What linefeeds?
Those which additionally appear in every post I make, like this here, for example. I will write another line below here, with one empty line in between.
This is the line I was talking about up there. No CR or LF will follow!
As you can see in my last post, one additional LF was inserted for every LF is made intentionally. It's not really a problem, but a bit annoying as my posts use to stretch out vertically when I don't use really long lines without any LF or CR like in this.
If I use more CR/LF, like here:
Which is how I am used to write my posts.
Might be my style is just not compatible to the forums.
Makes you think.
Paragraphs are even worse!
Ok, I think you get the point and I'll stop disrupting the thread.
Quote from: cosa_nostra-6128 on 00:38, 19 December 21thanks, what improvements or advances does this version 6.1 have?
I was joking, there's no v6.1 aparently.
Quote from: BSC on 12:10, 19 December 21
As you can see in my last post, one additional LF was inserted for every LF is made intentionally. It's not really a problem, but a bit annoying as my posts use to stretch out vertically when I don't use really long lines without any LF or CR like in this.
Firefox?
Weird, same here, never an issue. Will reply to your pm, let's end it here for the sake of the thread😊
Using Chrome and Windows 7 - 64 bit, just an example
1. Line 1
2. Line 2 (now instead of line 3 there will be a blank line)
4. Line 4 (now see if there are one or two free CRs ahead)
There is my version of Disco6 ROM translated and with hidden multiple disc save option enabled online if you haven't tried it, I recommend that.
What's the "hidden multiple disc save" option for?
Quote from: Gryzor on 14:41, 21 December 21my version of Disco6 ROM translated and with hidden multiple disc save option ena
I'm intrigued
Interest intensifies
Quote from: Gryzor on 14:41, 21 December 21
What's the "hidden multiple disc save" option for?
Mass producing protected games?
That would be naughty ;)
With a dktronic 256k ram expansion, load a disc once and save it 1000 times
I thought you could freely choose number of copies but perhaps in thinking of F-Copy or X-Copy.
So how do you find that option?
Quote from: zhulien on 07:22, 19 January 22
With a dktronic 256k ram expansion, load a disc once and save it 1000 times
It was patched to support 512K RAM too. I was using this ROM to duplicate homebrew games, it save a lot a time... Discology originaly do not allow that feature, because the law allow only one copy for its own usage.
Makes sense... So how to access it though!
the D6 ROM after saving a disc (when you have 320kb RAM) asks do you wan to save another.
This program is so handy for games/software never released on disc for 6128/Plus users.
Does anyone know if there is a English language edition of Discology 6 Plus, or even better, have a copy they can upload to the Wiki please?
6.0+ (cpc-power) is supposed to run on 6128plus.
An Englisch Version is there too.
Quote from: GUNHED on 20:37, 27 December 236.0+ (cpc-power) is supposed to run on 6128plus.
An Englisch Version is there too.
Great thanks, the only ones there seem to say they have bugs on the dsk images though..?
Ultradisc (https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=16060)is a good alternative to Discology. It can bypass many protections, including Hexagon type 1 & 3 and can even simulate fake weak sectors !
... but has a completely different design ;) :)
Quote from: TotO on 11:21, 15 January 16As I have tested, most of the hacked versions have randown problems. Better to not use them, now that we can duplicate originals.
Known versions are:
- 2.0
- 2.3
- 3.0
- 3.2
- 3.3
- 5.0 (I have ordered this from a magazine advert, but received 5.1)
- 5.1
- 6.0
- 6.0 plus (PLUS compatible)
Reading CPC Power, it look the 3.2 version was already dumped last year by Maxit. (05/2015)
use my Discology6 ROM - that's the best one. Translated and multi-save option enabled.
Quote from: zhulien on 19:38, 05 January 24Quote from: TotO on 11:21, 15 January 16As I have tested, most of the hacked versions have randown problems. Better to not use them, now that we can duplicate originals.
Known versions are:
- 2.0
- 2.3
- 3.0
- 3.2
- 3.3
- 5.0 (I have ordered this from a magazine advert, but received 5.1)
- 5.1
- 6.0
- 6.0 plus (PLUS compatible)
Reading CPC Power, it look the 3.2 version was already dumped last year by Maxit. (05/2015)
use my Discology6 ROM - that's the best one. Translated and multi-save option enabled.
Hi thanks, does your ROM work properly doing Tape To Disc copies?
Quote from: simulant on 00:03, 10 January 24Quote from: zhulien on 19:38, 05 January 24Quote from: TotO on 11:21, 15 January 16As I have tested, most of the hacked versions have randown problems. Better to not use them, now that we can duplicate originals.
Known versions are:
- 2.0
- 2.3
- 3.0
- 3.2
- 3.3
- 5.0 (I have ordered this from a magazine advert, but received 5.1)
- 5.1
- 6.0
- 6.0 plus (PLUS compatible)
Reading CPC Power, it look the 3.2 version was already dumped last year by Maxit. (05/2015)
use my Discology6 ROM - that's the best one. Translated and multi-save option enabled.
Hi thanks, does your ROM work properly doing Tape To Disc copies?
It is a cut down disc to disc portion of Discolology 6 also translated into English and patched for multiple copies - which is actually part of the original product but disabled internally for some reason.
Quote from: zhulien on 19:38, 05 January 24use my Discology6 ROM - that's the best one. Translated and multi-save option enabled.
where can it be found?
https://www.cpcwiki.eu/imgs/5/55/Discology6.zip