Atari STart Magazine Cover Disks - Revision history

Foone at 11:51, 6 February 2019

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	But the end result is that these disks are double-sided, but disk imaging software may mistake them for single-sided. This happened when all the STart disks were imaged, so existing collections of the disks are actually missing half the content.		But the end result is that these disks are double-sided, but disk imaging software may mistake them for single-sided. This happened when all the STart disks were imaged, so existing collections of the disks are actually missing half the content.
	[[File:Heidi menu.png\|thumb\|The menu screen of a Heidi disk]]		[[File:Heidi menu.png\|thumb\|The menu screen of a Heidi disk]]
	I'~~m trying~~ to ~~organize locating and~~ re-~~imaging these~~ affected ~~disks~~.
			=== Archiving: ===
			[[File:STart Heidi Disks.jpg\|thumb\|The affected disks]]
			Thanks to the help of [https://twitter.com/ianmuttoo Ian Muttoo] in loaning me their disks, I've been able to archive all the affected disks.

			[https://archive.org/details/start_magazine_heidi_cover_disks They're now available on the Internet Archive].

			Method: I imaged the disks on a PC disk using a [[Kryoflux]], then used [https://github.com/keirf/Disk-Utilities Disk-Analyse] to convert the stream files into ST files.

			I used [http://steem.atari.st/ Steem Engine 3.2] to create backups and extract their contents.

			The December 1989 disk had a bad sector in the first track of the second side, but this seems to not have affected extraction.

			I'm not certain if the archive format used (ARC) has checksums, or if it just produced corrupted output.

	===Issues affected:===		===Issues affected:===
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	\|Vol 4 No 4		\|Vol 4 No 4
	\|Yes		\|Yes
	\|No		\|Yes
	\|The first issue affected.		\|The first issue affected.
	\|-		\|-
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	\|Vol 4 No 5		\|Vol 4 No 5
	\|Yes		\|Yes
	\|No		\|Yes
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
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	\|Vol 4 No 6		\|Vol 4 No 6
	\|Yes		\|Yes
	\|No		\|Yes
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
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	\|Vol 4 No 7		\|Vol 4 No 7
	\|Yes		\|Yes
	\|No		\|Yes
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
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	\|Vol 4 No 8		\|Vol 4 No 8
	\|Yes		\|Yes
	\|No		\|Yes
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
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	\|Vol 4 No 9		\|Vol 4 No 9
	\|Yes		\|Yes
	\|No		\|Yes
	\|Last issue to use the Heidi Format		\|Last issue to use the Heidi Format
	\|-		\|-
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	===External Links:===		===External Links:===

			*[https://archive.org/details/start_magazine_heidi_cover_disks Internet archive upload of the disks]
	*[https://twitter.com/Foone/status/1071293137304248320 My twitter thread explaining the issue]		*[https://twitter.com/Foone/status/1071293137304248320 My twitter thread explaining the issue]
	*[http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?t=29634 Atari Forum thread about the issue]		*[http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?t=29634 Atari Forum thread about the issue]

Foone at 11:25, 6 February 2019

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	===Backstory:===		===Backstory:===
	[[File:Heidi Format.png\|thumb\|STart Editorial introducing the Heidi Format]]		[[File:Heidi Format.png\|thumb\|STart Editorial introducing the Heidi Format]]
	STart magazine ran from Summer of 1986 to April/May 1991. It usually used single-sided disks, but in November of 1989 they switched to a double-sided format but using a special bootsector that made them look like single-sided disks.		[[w:STart_(magazine)\|STart magazine]] ran from Summer of 1986 to April/May 1991. It usually used single-sided disks, but in November of 1989 they switched to a double-sided format but using a special bootsector that made them look like single-sided disks.

	This is called the "Heidi Format", and [https://archive.org/details/STart-Magazine-Issue-27/page/n7 they explain it in an Editorial note]. Instructions on how to use these disks are [https://archive.org/details/STart-Magazine-Issue-27/page/n63 on page 64 of the November 1989 issue].		This is called the "Heidi Format", and [https://archive.org/details/STart-Magazine-Issue-27/page/n7 they explain it in an Editorial note]. Instructions on how to use these disks are [https://archive.org/details/STart-Magazine-Issue-27/page/n63 on page 64 of the November 1989 issue].

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	But the end result is that these disks are double-sided, but disk imaging software may mistake them for single-sided. This happened when all the STart disks were imaged, so existing collections of the disks are actually missing half the content.		But the end result is that these disks are double-sided, but disk imaging software may mistake them for single-sided. This happened when all the STart disks were imaged, so existing collections of the disks are actually missing half the content.
			[[File:Heidi menu.png\|thumb\|The menu screen of a Heidi disk]]
	I'm trying to organize locating and re-imaging these affected disks.		I'm trying to organize locating and re-imaging these affected disks.

Foone at 23:45, 23 January 2019

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	\|The first issue affected.		\|The first issue affected.
	\|-		\|-
	\|December 1989		\|[https://archive.org/details/STart-Magazine-Issue-28 December 1989]
	\|Vol 4 No 5		\|Vol 4 No 5
	\|Yes		\|Yes
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	\|-		\|-
	\|January 1990		\|[https://archive.org/details/STart-Magazine-Issue-29 January 1990]
	\|Vol 4 No 6		\|Vol 4 No 6
	\|Yes		\|Yes
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	\|-		\|-
	\|February 1990		\|[https://archive.org/details/STart-Magazine-Issue-30 February 1990]
	\|Vol 4 No 7		\|Vol 4 No 7
	\|Yes		\|Yes
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	\|-		\|-
	\|March 1990		\|[https://archive.org/details/STart-Magazine-Issue-31/page/n9 March 1990]
	\|Vol 4 No 8		\|Vol 4 No 8
	\|Yes		\|Yes

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 This is called the "Heidi Format", and [https://archive.org/details/STart-Magazine-Issue-27/page/n7 they explain it in an Editorial note]. Instructions on how to use these disks are [https://archive.org/details/STart-Magazine-Issue-27/page/n63 on page 64 of the November 1989 issue].
 But the end result is that these disks are double-sided, but disk imaging software may mistake them for single-sided. This happened when all the STart disks were imaged, so existing collections of the disks are actually missing half the content.
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 |-
-|April 1990
+|[https://archive.org/details/STart-Magazine-Issue-32 April 1990]
 |Vol 4 No 9
 |Yes
 |No
+|Last issue to use the Heidi Format
 |-
-|May 1990
+|May 1990 - April/May 1991
-|Vol 4 No 10
+|Vol 4 No 10 - Vol 5 No 7
 |No
+|
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Foone at 23:22, 23 January 2019

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	STart magazine ran from Summer of 1986 to April/May 1991. It usually used single-sided disks, but in November of 1989 they switched to a double-sided format but using a special bootsector that made them look like single-sided disks.		STart magazine ran from Summer of 1986 to April/May 1991. It usually used single-sided disks, but in November of 1989 they switched to a double-sided format but using a special bootsector that made them look like single-sided disks.

	This is called the "Heidi Format", and [https://archive.org/details/STart-Magazine-Issue-27/page/n7 they explain it in an Editorial note].		This is called the "Heidi Format", and [https://archive.org/details/STart-Magazine-Issue-27/page/n7 they explain it in an Editorial note]. Instructions on how to use these disks are [https://archive.org/details/STart-Magazine-Issue-27/page/n63 on page 64 of the November 1989 issue].

	But the end result is that these disks are double-sided, but disk imaging software may mistake them for single-sided. This happened when all the STart disks were imaged, so existing collections of the disks are actually missing half the content.		But the end result is that these disks are double-sided, but disk imaging software may mistake them for single-sided. This happened when all the STart disks were imaged, so existing collections of the disks are actually missing half the content.

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	\|-		\|-
	\|November 1989		\|[https://archive.org/details/STart-Magazine-Issue-27 November 1989]
	\|Vol 4 No 4		\|Vol 4 No 4
	\|Yes		\|Yes

Foone at 22:59, 23 January 2019

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	=== Backstory: ===		===Backstory:===
			[[File:Heidi Format.png\|thumb\|STart Editorial introducing the Heidi Format]]
	STart magazine ran from Summer of 1986 to April/May 1991. It usually used single-sided disks, but in November of 1989 they switched to a double-sided format but using a special bootsector that made them look like single-sided disks.		STart magazine ran from Summer of 1986 to April/May 1991. It usually used single-sided disks, but in November of 1989 they switched to a double-sided format but using a special bootsector that made them look like single-sided disks.

	This ~~was reportedly to make them still work~~ in ~~single-sided drives (at least the top half)~~		This is called the "Heidi Format", and [https://archive.org/details/STart-Magazine-Issue-27/page/n7 they explain it in an Editorial note].

	But the end result is that these disks are double-sided, but disk imaging software may mistake them for single-sided. This happened when all the STart disks were imaged, so existing collections of the disks are actually missing half the content.		But the end result is that these disks are double-sided, but disk imaging software may mistake them for single-sided. This happened when all the STart disks were imaged, so existing collections of the disks are actually missing half the content.
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	I'm trying to organize locating and re-imaging these affected disks.		I'm trying to organize locating and re-imaging these affected disks.

	=== Issues affected: ===		===Issues affected:===
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|+		\|+
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	\|Yes		\|Yes
	\|No		\|No
	\|~~Believed to be the~~ first issue affected.		\|The first issue affected.
	\|-		\|-
	\|December 1989		\|December 1989
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	\|}		\|}

	=== External Links: ===		===External Links:===

	* [https://twitter.com/Foone/status/1071293137304248320 My twitter thread explaining the issue]		*[https://twitter.com/Foone/status/1071293137304248320 My twitter thread explaining the issue]
	* [http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?t=29634 Atari Forum thread about the issue]		*[http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?t=29634 Atari Forum thread about the issue]
	* [https://www.atarimagazines.com/software/startsoftware.html Collection of existing disk images]		*[https://www.atarimagazines.com/software/startsoftware.html Collection of existing disk images]
	* [https://archive.org/details/start-magazine?sort=titleSorter Internet Archive collection of STart Magazine issues]		*[https://archive.org/details/start-magazine?sort=titleSorter Internet Archive collection of STart Magazine issues]
	* [http://www.atarimania.com/atari-magazine-start_24.html AtariMania collection]		*[http://www.atarimania.com/atari-magazine-start_24.html AtariMania collection]

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=== Backstory: ===
STart magazine ran from Summer of 1986 to April/May 1991. It usually used single-sided disks, but in November of 1989 they switched to a double-sided format but using a special bootsector that made them look like single-sided disks.

This was reportedly to make them still work in single-sided drives (at least the top half)

But the end result is that these disks are double-sided, but disk imaging software may mistake them for single-sided. This happened when all the STart disks were imaged, so existing collections of the disks are actually missing half the content.

I'm trying to organize locating and re-imaging these affected disks.

=== Issues affected: ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Date
!Volume/Number
!Affected?
!Reimaged yet?
!Notes
|-
|October 1989 & earlier
|Vol 4 No 3
|No
|Not needed
|
|-
|November 1989
|Vol 4 No 4
|Yes
|No
|Believed to be the first issue affected.
|-
|December 1989
|Vol 4 No 5
|Yes
|No
|
|-
|January 1990
|Vol 4 No 6
|Yes
|No
|
|-
|February 1990
|Vol 4 No 7
|Yes
|No
|
|-
|March 1990
|Vol 4 No 8
|Yes
|No
|
|-
|April 1990
|Vol 4 No 9
|Yes
|No
|
|-
|May 1990
|Vol 4 No 10
|Yes
|No
|
|-
|June 1990
|Vol 4 No 11
|Yes
|No
|
|-
|July 1990
|Vol 4 No 12
|Yes
|No
|
|-
|August 1990
|Vol 5 No 1
|Yes
|No
|
|-
|September/October 1990
|Vol 5 No 2
|Yes
|No
|
|-
|November 1990
|Vol 5 No 3
|Yes
|No
|
|-
|December 1990
|Vol 5 No 4
|Yes
|No
|
|-
|January 1991
|Vol 5 No 5
|No?
|No
|It's not certain if the January 1991-April/May 1991 issues are affected
|-
|February/March 1991
|Vol 5 No 6
|No?
|No
|
|-
|April/May 1991
|Vol 5 No 7
|No?
|No
|Last issue.
|}

=== External Links: ===

* [https://twitter.com/Foone/status/1071293137304248320 My twitter thread explaining the issue]
* [http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?t=29634 Atari Forum thread about the issue]
* [https://www.atarimagazines.com/software/startsoftware.html Collection of existing disk images]
* [https://archive.org/details/start-magazine?sort=titleSorter Internet Archive collection of STart Magazine issues]
* [http://www.atarimania.com/atari-magazine-start_24.html AtariMania collection]