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Using ubee512 to boot from a folder on your HD - ChickenMan - 26-12-2023
Been playing with the ubee512 option of --type=rcpmfs to allow booting a folder on your Hard Drive as if its a disk image.
I'm running under Windows 11, but just about any Windows will do. I created a folder called GAMES in my ubee512 folder and put some game files in there with Basic. I then booted up with
G:\UBEE512\ubee512.exe ciab --format=ss80 -a ciab.dsk --type=rcpmfs --format=ss80 -b .\games
This created a .libdsk.ini file in the \games folder. From A: I ran SYSGEN and put the A: drive system to B: drive. This created a .libdsk.boot file in the GAMES folder.
Then used -
G:\UBEE512\ubee512.exe --format=ss80 --type=rcpmfs -a .\games
and it boots up like a normal image would. You can use any system disk initially, be it 56k, CIAB, 128k, p128k, etc whatever your comfortable with. This make it easy if your trying to write or debug a new piece of software. You can also have a B:, C: or D: drive active as well if needed.