ComputerLand MS-DOS 2.11
I managed to find a set of binders for the ComputerLand BC-88, with a working MS-DOS 2.11 disk, and was able to grab an image of it.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/t91paj82t308yum9h07hu/ComputerLand_MS-DOS_2.11.imz?rlkey=98xrrmbkdpypzajl88h0cgy46&dl=0
The Basic disk has issues, but can eventually load with multiple tries. Not sure if multiple tries of imaging will eventually work or not, and not sure whether or not there's anything unique about this GW-Basic disk that would make it worth archiving.
It also came with a Sysdyne! Hi-Res Graphics Card Utilities Version 1.0 disk that I've not seen elsewhere, but I couldn't get an image of it. I can kinda get a directory listing off of it, not sure if it's salvageable.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/t91paj82t308yum9h07hu/ComputerLand_MS-DOS_2.11.imz?rlkey=98xrrmbkdpypzajl88h0cgy46&dl=0
The Basic disk has issues, but can eventually load with multiple tries. Not sure if multiple tries of imaging will eventually work or not, and not sure whether or not there's anything unique about this GW-Basic disk that would make it worth archiving.
It also came with a Sysdyne! Hi-Res Graphics Card Utilities Version 1.0 disk that I've not seen elsewhere, but I couldn't get an image of it. I can kinda get a directory listing off of it, not sure if it's salvageable.
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Since you are using a real PC setup to read these, I recommend Disk2Img http://www.oldskool.org/pc/disk2img
That does rapid retrying and visually shows you what it is trying to read.
You might try it on that graphics card disk too, but I recommend a close visual inspection of the disk surface first, and gently clean any grime off with a qet q-tip.
Interesting bio. He expresses the same respect for what we did in those early days that I have. Moving from floppy net to BBS, to Delphi and CompuServe, and for me - on to riding herd on Usenet, we did it for the sheer satisfaction of out maneuvering the chess moves of the really, actually, smarter coders and software producers.
Some, like Jeff Arnold *(author of CDRWin) became combative on Usenet - and all he achieved was motivating dozens of crackers to stand by, ready to jump on and defeat his latest copy protection scheme.
And that was a shame, because CDRWin was by far, the simplest, smallest, most effective and respected tool in existence EVER for copying protected CD-ROMs (O, the irony!).
Every now and again, I run across an archive of a proggie cracked by Ed!s0n, or Saltine - even a couple I did as AppleSeed, and get a little wispy.
All we are is dust in the wind...