How can I read/write 8-bit Atari disks on an MS-DOS PC?
There are several programs that allow an MS-DOS system to work with an Atari-format 5.25″ diskette. Each of these work with the Atari SS/DD 180K format, so you’ll need an Atari DOS and disk drive capable of this format. #1 Choice: AtariDsk V1.2 (c) 95-12-09 by HiassofT (Matthias Reichl) http://www.horus.com/~hias/atari/ #2 Choice: MyUTIL by Mark K Vallevand. Based on Charles Marslett’s UTIL. http://www.umich.edu/~archive/atari/8bit/Diskutils/Transfer/myutil.zip Includes SpartaDOS disk utility v0.1e to access 180K SpartaDOS disks Other similar utilities: ATARIO by Dave Brandman w/ Kevin White – Reads SS/DD 180K Atari disks. www.umich.edu/~archive/atari/8bit/Unverified/Diskutils-redist/atario21.arc SpartaRead by Oscar Fowler – Reads SS/DD 180K SpartaDOS disks. http://www.umich.edu/~archive/atari/8bit/Diskutils/Transfer/sr.arc UTIL by Charles Marslett – Reads/Writes SS/DD 180K Atari disks. http://www.wordmark.org/ Here’s some advice on using the above utilities from Hans Breitenlohner: Th
