TPDD client:Disk Power - Revision history

Bkw at 06:42, 21 April 2022

2022-04-21T06:42:07Z

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	Versions for NEC PC-8201a and Olivetti M10 are unknown but likely.		Versions for NEC PC-8201a and Olivetti M10 are unknown but likely.

			The original Disk Power only supports the TPDD1

			Disk/2 Power aka Disk Power II supports the TPDD2

	The only documentation available about Disk Power are some '''[[TPDD client:Disk Power:M100SIG_references\|references]]''' in the [https://github.com/LivingM100SIG/Living_M100SIG M100SIG Archive], and some [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WT_ymEDtuur-EH3lNSOkYa3rclZVJdf_/view deduced/reconstructed info] from a survivng copy for KC-85.		The only documentation available about Disk Power are some '''[[TPDD client:Disk Power:M100SIG_references\|references]]''' in the [https://github.com/LivingM100SIG/Living_M100SIG M100SIG Archive], and some [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WT_ymEDtuur-EH3lNSOkYa3rclZVJdf_/view deduced/reconstructed info] from a survivng copy for KC-85.

Bkw at 06:37, 21 April 2022

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	'''Disk Power and Disk Power II by Hugu Ferreyra / Ultrasoft Innovations'''		'''Disk Power and Disk Power II by Hugu Ferreyra / Ultrasoft Innovations'''

	Disk Power ~~was~~ available for at least the Tandy Model 100/102 & 200, and Kyotronic KC-85 machines~~.<br>~~		Disk Power & Disk Power II are known to have been available for at least the Tandy Model 100/102 & 200, and Kyotronic KC-85 machines.
	~~Versions for NEC PC-8201a and Olivetti M10 are likely but unknown~~.

	The only documentation available about Disk Power ~~is there~~ are ~~many~~ '''[[TPDD client:Disk Power:M100SIG_references\|references]]''' ~~throughout~~ the [https://github.com/LivingM100SIG/Living_M100SIG M100SIG Archive].		Versions for NEC PC-8201a and Olivetti M10 are unknown but likely.

			The only documentation available about Disk Power are some '''[[TPDD client:Disk Power:M100SIG_references\|references]]''' in the [https://github.com/LivingM100SIG/Living_M100SIG M100SIG Archive], and some [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WT_ymEDtuur-EH3lNSOkYa3rclZVJdf_/view deduced/reconstructed info] from a survivng copy for KC-85.

	Few copies are available today, as it was designed to be impossible for the user to copy.		Few copies are available today, as it was designed to be impossible for the user to copy.

Bkw at 06:30, 21 April 2022

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	=Disk Power and Disk Power II by Hugu Ferreyra / Ultrasoft Innovations=
			'''Disk Power and Disk Power II by Hugu Ferreyra / Ultrasoft Innovations'''

	Disk Power was available for at least the Tandy Model 100/102 & 200, and Kyotronic KC-85 machines.<br>		Disk Power was available for at least the Tandy Model 100/102 & 200, and Kyotronic KC-85 machines.<br>

Bkw at 06:30, 21 April 2022

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Bkw: /* Disk Power and Disk Power II by Hugu Ferreyra / Ultrasoft Innovations */

2022-04-21T06:17:42Z

Disk Power and Disk Power II by Hugu Ferreyra / Ultrasoft Innovations

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	The only documentation available about Disk Power is there are many '''[[TPDD client:Disk Power:M100SIG_references\|references]]''' throughout the [https://github.com/LivingM100SIG/Living_M100SIG M100SIG Archive].		The only documentation available about Disk Power is there are many '''[[TPDD client:Disk Power:M100SIG_references\|references]]''' throughout the [https://github.com/LivingM100SIG/Living_M100SIG M100SIG Archive].

	Few copies are available today as it was designed to be impossible for the user to copy~~, and so there are now no copies~~.		Few copies are available today, as it was designed to be impossible for the user to copy.

	Both the original distribution disk and the cassette were required to install the software, and there was no way to copy the disk using any software available at the time. There is no technical reason to require both a cassette and a disk to install a single program. The scheme merely functioned as a means of copy protection because a cassette could be copied but the disk was specially crafted to prevent copying.		Both the original distribution disk and the cassette were required to install the software, and there was no way to copy the disk using any software available at the time. There is no technical reason to require both a cassette and a disk to install a single program. The scheme merely functioned as a means of copy protection because a cassette could be copied but the disk was specially crafted to prevent copying.

Bkw: /* Disk Power and Disk Power II by Hugu Ferreyra / Ultrasoft Innovations */

2022-04-21T06:17:06Z

Disk Power and Disk Power II by Hugu Ferreyra / Ultrasoft Innovations

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	Versions for NEC PC-8201a and Olivetti M10 are likely but unknown.		Versions for NEC PC-8201a and Olivetti M10 are likely but unknown.

	The only documentation available about Disk Power is there are many [[TPDD client:Disk Power:M100SIG_references\|references]] throughout the [https://github.com/LivingM100SIG/Living_M100SIG M100SIG Archive].		The only documentation available about Disk Power is there are many '''[[TPDD client:Disk Power:M100SIG_references\|references]]''' throughout the [https://github.com/LivingM100SIG/Living_M100SIG M100SIG Archive].

	Few copies are available today as it was designed to be impossible for the user to copy, and so there are now no copies.		Few copies are available today as it was designed to be impossible for the user to copy, and so there are now no copies.

Bkw at 04:48, 21 April 2022

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	=Disk Power and Disk Power II by Hugu Ferreyra / Ultrasoft Innovations=		=Disk Power and Disk Power II by Hugu Ferreyra / Ultrasoft Innovations=

	Disk Power was available ~~for multiple machines. Versions~~ for at least ~~TRS-80~~ Model 100/102, ~~200~~ and Kyotronic KC-85 ~~are known~~. Versions for NEC PC-8201a and Olivetti M10 are likely but unknown.		Disk Power was available for at least the Tandy Model 100/102 & 200, and Kyotronic KC-85 machines.<br>
			Versions for NEC PC-8201a and Olivetti M10 are likely but unknown.

	The only documentation available about Disk Power is there are many [[TPDD client:Disk Power:M100SIG_references\|references]] throughout the [https://github.com/LivingM100SIG/Living_M100SIG M100SIG Archive].		The only documentation available about Disk Power is there are many [[TPDD client:Disk Power:M100SIG_references\|references]] throughout the [https://github.com/LivingM100SIG/Living_M100SIG M100SIG Archive].

	Few~~/no~~ copies are available today as it was designed to be impossible for the user to copy.		Few copies are available today as it was designed to be impossible for the user to copy, and so there are now no copies.

	Both the distribution disk and the cassette were required to install the software~~. There is~~ no way to ~~prevent copying a cassette, but~~ the ~~distribution~~ disk ~~was impossible to copy~~ using any ~~of the TPDD~~ software available at the time. ~~This includes the full-~~disk ~~backup utility on~~ the ~~original Tandy TPDD utility~~ disk~~, and DiskPower itself provides no backup utility~~.		Both the original distribution disk and the cassette were required to install the software, and there was no way to copy the disk using any software available at the time. There is no technical reason to require both a cassette and a disk to install a single program. The scheme merely functioned as a means of copy protection because a cassette could be copied but the disk was specially crafted to prevent copying.

	~~So, to install, or re-install the software after a crash or full power loss or a cold reset, the user needed both the cassette and the actual original distribution disk.~~		Today there is a [https://github.com/bkw777/pdd.sh tpdd utility] that can read & write TPDD1 and TPDD2 disks more completely than what was previously available. If any physical copies of Disk Power do turn up now, it will be possible to archive and redistribute them. This has been done for the KC-85 version.

	Today there is a [https://github.com/bkw777/pdd.sh tpdd utility] that can read & write TPDD1 and TPDD2 disks more completely than what was previously available. If any physical copies of Disk Power turn up, it will ~~now~~ be possible to archive and redistribute it. This has been done for the KC-85 version.

	[[TPDD client:Disk Power:KC-85]]		[[TPDD client:Disk Power:KC-85]]

Bkw: /* Disk Power and Disk Power II by Hugu Ferreyra / Ultrasoft Innovations */

2022-04-21T04:31:03Z

Disk Power and Disk Power II by Hugu Ferreyra / Ultrasoft Innovations

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	Disk Power was available for multiple machines. Versions for at least TRS-80 Model 100/102, 200 and Kyotronic KC-85 are known. Versions for NEC PC-8201a and Olivetti M10 are likely but unknown.		Disk Power was available for multiple machines. Versions for at least TRS-80 Model 100/102, 200 and Kyotronic KC-85 are known. Versions for NEC PC-8201a and Olivetti M10 are likely but unknown.

	~~Few/no copies are~~ available ~~today as it was made to be impossible for the user to copy. All that~~ is ~~available~~ are ~~various~~ references ~~and mentions in past forum posts and ads in magazines~~.		The only documentation available about Disk Power is there are many [[TPDD client:Disk Power:M100SIG_references\|references]] throughout the [https://github.com/LivingM100SIG/Living_M100SIG M100SIG Archive].

	~~There~~ are ~~many [[TPDD client:Disk Power:M100SIG_references\|references]] throughout~~ the ~~[https://github.com/LivingM100SIG/Living_M100SIG M100SIG Archive]~~.		Few/no copies are available today as it was designed to be impossible for the user to copy.

	Both the distribution disk and the cassette were required to install the software. There is no way to prevent copying a cassette, but the distribution disk was impossible to copy using any of the software available at the time. This includes the full-disk backup utility on the original ~~tandy~~ TPDD utility disk, and DiskPower itself provides no ~~similar~~ backup utility, and simply using DiskPower or any other TPDD client like TEENY or TS-DOS to copy the file from one disk to another does not work. So, to re-install the software after a software crash or full power loss or a cold reset, the user needed either the original or a copy of the cassette, and the actual original distribution disk. There was no way to make a backup of it.		Both the distribution disk and the cassette were required to install the software. There is no way to prevent copying a cassette, but the distribution disk was impossible to copy using any of the TPDD software available at the time. This includes the full-disk backup utility on the original Tandy TPDD utility disk, and DiskPower itself provides no backup utility.

	Today there is a [https://github.com/bkw777/pdd.sh tpdd utility] that can read & write TPDD1 and TPDD2 disks more completely than what was previously available, and has been ~~used to create reproducible copy of Disk Power~~ for KC-85 ~~so far~~.		So, to install, or re-install the software after a crash or full power loss or a cold reset, the user needed both the cassette and the actual original distribution disk.

			Today there is a [https://github.com/bkw777/pdd.sh tpdd utility] that can read & write TPDD1 and TPDD2 disks more completely than what was previously available. If any physical copies of Disk Power turn up, it will now be possible to archive and redistribute it. This has been done for the KC-85 version.

	~~[[TPDD client:DiskPower:KC-85]]<br>~~
	~~[[TPDD client:Disk-Power:KC-85]]<br>~~
	[[TPDD client:Disk Power:KC-85]]		[[TPDD client:Disk Power:KC-85]]

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	Today there is a [https://github.com/bkw777/pdd.sh tpdd utility] that can read & write TPDD1 and TPDD2 disks more completely than what was previously available, and has been used to create reproducible copy of Disk Power for KC-85 so far.		Today there is a [https://github.com/bkw777/pdd.sh tpdd utility] that can read & write TPDD1 and TPDD2 disks more completely than what was previously available, and has been used to create reproducible copy of Disk Power for KC-85 so far.

	[[TPDD client:DiskPower:KC-85]]		[[TPDD client:DiskPower:KC-85]]<br>
	[[TPDD client:Disk-Power:KC-85]]		[[TPDD client:Disk-Power:KC-85]]<br>
	[[TPDD client:Disk Power:KC-85]]		[[TPDD client:Disk Power:KC-85]]