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Title: floppy disk files corrupted
Post by: Agathosdaimon on October 18, 2019, 04:21:42 AM

looking for some files to repair my floppy disks!

hi, not sure if this is okay to ask or not, but amidst my couple of editions of Tornado, i have the floppy disks and sadly i was testing them today and found the files on Disk 3 and 4 (Operation desert storm) to be corrupted. I am wondering if for the sake of preservation some one might have the files from these disks that i can use to replace the corrupted ones on the floppies

also with th efloppy version i put disk 1 into dosbox and ran the mount floppy as usual as well as a mounting my games folder as cdrive like normal, but when try to install the game from the install exe, the install program is telling me to insert disk 1 into drive a or b - which is bizarre as i have disk 1 in the mounted drive a already - any explanation for why this is happening? (i didnt progress further as i want to get he corrupted files fixed- or buy new floppy version on ebay if needed)

Title: Re: floppy disk files corrupted
Post by: Admin on October 18, 2019, 03:31:16 PM

Quote from: Agathosdaimon on October 18, 2019, 04:21:42 AM

looking for some files to repair my floppy disks!

hi, not sure if this is okay to ask or not,...

You must abide by the EULA of the software at all times.

Title: Re: floppy disk files corrupted
Post by: Agathosdaimon on October 18, 2019, 04:37:48 PM

oh okay, thanks for the reply, though i am not sure what the EULA of the software is if there is or was one, but thats fine. I will just buy another version of tornado with floppies and copy over files from those in order to preserve these disks, as i dont really want to throw disks out if i dont have to

Title: Re: floppy disk files corrupted
Post by: Frankie on October 19, 2019, 01:20:40 AM

I have a set of floppies of version 1.0 but only if i get my hands on a desktop pc with a 1.44" drive can I be of any help. Actually you will be able to find several CD-Rom versions of Tornado on archive.com. Also perhaps if you got or bought the cdrom version,  the contents should last longer than obsolete floppy media.

Title: Re: floppy disk files corrupted
Post by: Agathosdaimon on October 19, 2019, 02:24:00 AM

i do have CDrom versions already, and checked these but they dont have the files packed the same way. I know i am just being a bit obsessive, but i like to have the floppy disks too in working order for my collection - i think the floppies are cool and have sweet little labels on them too. i have a 1.44mb usb floppy drive too. i like using floppies for some retro flavour from time to time

Title: Re: floppy disk files corrupted
Post by: Frankie on October 19, 2019, 06:03:28 AM

Spoken like true Tornado connoisseur collector!