X Copy Professional 6.4 Amiga 1200 1 to 2 (2 External Cumana Drives)

If you had an Amiga back in the day then there is a high probability that X Copy was floating around your desk. This little gem of a utility allowed you to “legalyl” back up your original disks for safekeeping. Unfortunately for publishers and developers alike, it also allowed for the copying / pirating of games. We have to admit that our games collection did, in fact, feature a few games that we’re quite legit.

Gamer makers did what they could by adding copy protection and also manual verification systems such as a code handbook (Worms) or like the case of Zool, a beautifully crafted protection wheel.

In the case that the trusty “Nibble Copy” wasn’t man enough for copy-protected discs, X Copy could utilise a “Cyclone Dongle”. This dongle allowed additional modes such as Deep Nibble, APWM (Adaptive Pulse Width Modulation) Deep nibble and APWM Index copy to circumvent protection measures.

Click here for the X Copy Manual

If you wanted to “locate” a copy of X-copy there is a shrine to all things X-Copy here where you can download it http://jope.fi/xcopy/Thanks to a tip from our friend fastdruid on the Amiga Reddit

YouTube Video

We managed to source a copy of X Copy Professional 6.4 for our Amiga 1200 and promptly connected two of our finest Cumana external drives. This resulted in a feat I have ever experienced with a 1 to 2 copy mode. I can only imagine how much time this would have saved me back in the day.

Check out our YouTube video of Xcopy Pro in action together with the live audio added.

The Setup

Screenshots

1 Source – 2 Destination. This is only something I could dream of as a kid!

Let’s hear from you!

Did you use Xcopy Pro back in the day? Do you still have a Cyclone dongle? Let us know your experiences in the comments below

9 Comments

Foul on March 15, 2020 at 23:09

I used X- Copy very often back in the days ! and even with early version of X-Copy and no dongle.. i already copied 1 to 4 floppies at same time ! You just needed some extra memory because 512k with multiple drives on A500 was too shorts… Still got my A1200 .. amiga rulezzzz 😉

miggyrules on September 29, 2020 at 17:27

Great Post 🙂 where can i get a copy of the x copiers and x utilities floppy?

Thanks

Retro32UK on September 29, 2020 at 20:12

Hey!

You can download the ADFs using the link below
http://jope.fi/xcopy/masterdisk.html

Enjoy!
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- miggyrules on September 29, 2020 at 20:27
  
  Hi, it is the compilation disk i am after, the one in your screenshot, do you have a link or know the name?
  
  Regards…
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  - Retro32UK on September 29, 2020 at 20:54
    
    Just pulled the disk and an external drive – I’ll see if I can cut it back to an ADF for you
    Reply
  - Retro32UK on September 29, 2020 at 21:35
    
    Hey mate! Just for you!
    
    https://www.retro32.com/gaming/amiga/290920201355-amiga-download-x-copiers-x-utility-hard-disk-version-adf-download-amiga-power-menu
    
    Enjoy and tell your friends! 🙂
    Reply
    - miggyrules on September 29, 2020 at 21:51
      
      Hi, Thanks but the link is not working, just a txt file saying download not available can you fix? Many Thanks, Appreciate this!
    - Retro32UK on September 29, 2020 at 21:53
      
      Sorry mate – all sorted. It didn’t like the file extension. I’ve zipped it up.
      
      Let me know how you get on 🙂

miggyrules on September 29, 2020 at 22:12

Sorted Now, Many Thanks Retro32UK 🙂 subbed to your YT Channel,
I will be Recommending this site and your Channel,
such a great resource of information and links, Fantastic Layout too, Well Done!
appreciate the work gone into this. Keep it up mate.