FreeSpirit Drive Alignment Software

sncboom2k

I am not personally selling my copy - but I remember seeing someone that was looking for a copy and I found this on ebay tonight while prowling about:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Commodore-...5639ef64a7

Cheap for someone in the US - around 12.00 shipped (15.50 shipped to Canada - thats pretty good too!). So if anyone needs this software - that's a pretty good deal.

I think I paid 30.00 for mine shipped. So good luck to whoever wants it.

(This is not my auction...)

TNT · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:06 am Post subject:

For anyone planning to purchase it: please take a look at Ebay Fraud Help! before making your decision.

saehn · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:35 pm Post subject:

Thanks, TNT. Will keep an eye out for "poppop2000" on eBay.
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sncboom2k · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:59 pm Post subject:

Uh oh - what did I miss? Sorry folks... I'll go take another look.

TNT · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:02 pm Post subject:

I'm not saying this one is not original, but the description says "Note: I do not know if these are originals or copies. They are sold as is."

While copied games have some value (in case you have no means to transfer D64s to disk) copied alignment disk is pretty much worthless.

sncboom2k · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:02 pm Post subject:

Ahhh crud - sorry folks - I had no idea. BUT I DO NOW! Smile

Thanks for the tip and sorry for trying to make a referral.

I'll be sure to check that list in the future before posting any "deals" I find on ebay in here.

Thanks,
Sncboo2k

boulderdash · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:50 pm Post subject:

i made a best offer of $6 on that a few days ago and he refused it ....now im glad he did
a copy of drive alighment is only as good as the drive it was copied on so that thing is useless

groepaz · Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 6:02 pm Post subject:

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a copy of drive alighment is only as good as the drive it was copied on so that thing is useless

not even that. alignment disks contain analog signals and/or spiral/eliptic tracks. you cant copy them with a normal drive at all.
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jocktrucker · Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:07 pm Post subject:

I have to laugh at Disk Alignment Programs. If your disk is that much out of alignment, how will the program load? I had to load with one and use it on the mis-aligned one.

In retrospect, load the disk one while the disk drive works, save it to cassette, then you will be able to load it with no disk drive.

jppbm · Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 7:20 am Post subject:

jocktrucker wrote:

I have to laugh at Disk Alignment Programs. If your disk is that much out of alignment, how will the program load? I had to load with one and use it on the mis-aligned one.

In retrospect, load the disk one while the disk drive works, save it to cassette, then you will be able to load it with no disk drive.

I'm not even sure if that is possible?!? Most Alignment programs are a multi-file load routine...I know my Vorpal Utility kit by Epyx is menu driven, and loads files as you need them

Most users in NTSC land (where we tossed cassettes quickly after the PET days, or soon after getting our first beloved disk drive) have multiple disk drives because copying with only one disk drive was just plain nuts... If you are still using one drive only... then alignments should be checked yearly or at the first hint of trouble when the drive has gone from a "good" range down to "acceptable" (now out + or - 25-50 microns) By the time is is out by 50 microns or more, it has become nearly unusable as it is now reading between each track.

zaphod77 · Forum Junkie Joined: 01 May 2012 Age: 38 Posts: 418

An alignment disk has elliptical tracks that will only read fully if a drive is in perfect alignment. By testing which sectors fail to read, the alignment is detected.

It is completely impossible to copy an alignment disk and have it work, the stepper motor doesn't have the precision needed to pull it off.

Buy them only new in box!