DSK-PRO 10.0 Don't Mess With Me Again Edition | MSX Resource Center (Page 2/9)

Champion (387)

09-01-2016, 02:19

The best machine to try DSK-PRO is the Sony XV or similar. This is a good computer.

It may not work properly in all european machines.

It was tested in a 8280 MSX computer and the normal mode worked well. It was able to create DSK files, the vice-versa as well and disk to disk. No problems at all. It had problems in the protected mode.

But a good reading in the manual might help a lot.

By kanima

Master (194)

09-01-2016, 02:23

Meits wrote:

DSK-PRO 10 (2016): 1:42
Fastcopy 3.0 (1991): 1:05

But, but, but, there is no copier in the world faster than DSK-PRO. Surely you must have made some mistakes with your tests. Or, you've mixed up the two time results. Yeah, that's probably it.

By anonymous

incognito ergo sum (116)

09-01-2016, 02:42

cbsfox wrote:

The best machine to try DSK-PRO is the Sony XV or similar. This is a good computer.

It may not work properly in all european machines.

It was tested in a 8280 MSX computer and the normal mode worked well. It was able to create DSK files, the vice-versa as well and disk to disk. No problems at all. It had problems in the protected mode.

But a good reading in the manual might help a lot.

I did not use the DOS inside the disk image and I did use a 8280 without video hardware. That's the not reading the manual good enough
Now I didn't hear your answer on being beaten in speed quite significantly by a kid 25 years ago already

By cbsfox

Champion (387)

09-01-2016, 02:43

Here Fastcopy 3.0 takes 1:45 to read a full 720k disk. Maybe the european air changes the results... That is it.

By cbsfox

Champion (387)

09-01-2016, 02:46

And remember, DSK-PRO is not just a copier like the simple Fastcopy. It's a complete disk solution.
Track Information, Disk Zapper, Disk Formatter, Disk Copier, and Disk Image Tool.
Well, I think it's a little bit better than the simple Fastcopy...

By meits

Scribe (6499)

09-01-2016, 03:43

Quote:

3 - The speed in normal mode is even faster. There is no copier in the world faster than DSK-PRO.

Sorry, didn't feel like searching for the tripod

By cbsfox

Champion (387)

09-01-2016, 04:15

Excuses accepted...

By Manuel

Ascended (18781)

09-01-2016, 16:19

cbsfox: did you use FastCopy tuned for the right FDC for the machine you tested it on? Otherwise it will fall back to BIOS mode.

By cbsfox

Champion (387)

09-01-2016, 17:12

Of course I did. DSK-PRO is faster e much better than that simple copier.
DSK-PRO is not just a simple copier as I said before.

By Manuel

Ascended (18781)

09-01-2016, 17:28

FastCopy is also not a simple copier. Well, it's copying, but it's really FAST... Can you be more specific on which machine you used with your FastCopy test and how you tuned FastCopy to it? I want to understand why you got a different result than Meits.