Atari 8-bit floppy to CD conversion needed

[Mickey]

I have a large collection of Atari 8-bit software on 1.25" floppy disks that I would like converted to a CD.

I am sure you understand that the disks are precious to me. I will need some assurance of your veracity and reliability. If you are within driving distance of South Jersey (USA) then we could meet in person, otherwise, perhaps references?

Thank you!

[baviles13]

Hi Mickey,

I would like to know if you have atari software? North Jersey here.

Thanks
Bobby

[billdeg]

have you tried posting a message on midatlanticretro.org? There may be someone nearby that can help. I just tried to use the software from http://www.horus.com/~hias/atari/, but I was unable to read any Atari disks on a Comaq Deskpro...don't know why.

follow up...since I originally made this post I read more and learned that http://ch.twi.tudelft.nl/~sidney/atari/ ("Utilities to transfer disks from the Atari to your PC")...has the info that'll probably lead to a solution. It would probably take me a few hours to figure it all out using the hardware I have at my disposal. What kind of Atari disks do you have (what system and on what drive were they formatted?)
Bill D

[baviles13]

Hi,

What I want to know if I could copy your collection of Atari disks to my disk?

Thanks
Bobby

[Bill_Loguidice]

Am I missing something deeper here? Why not just use a SIO2PC cable and software combination or equivalent? It works simply and effectively, moreso than most other systems with similar solutions. Also, unless you have custom software, everything that I can think of has already been converted to image files for use in emulators or for transfer to real hardware/disks, and is easily available on the Web or already transferred in whole to CD.