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From: frotz@drivax.UUCP (Frotz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Converting CP/M files to MS-DOS
Message-ID: <25100C12.D41@drivax.UUCP>
Date: 14 Sep 89 20:37:37 GMT
References: <18370@ut-emx.UUCP>
Reply-To: frotz@drivax.UUCP
Organization: Digital Research, Monterey CA
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boerner@ut-emx.UUCP (Brendan B. Boerner) writes:

>Not to long ago I saw an ad for a company which sells hardware/
>software to convert between CP/M disks and MS-DOS.  Now that I need
>this info, I can't find it. :-(  If someone could drop me a line with a
>name and telephone number of a company which sells products like this,
>I'd greatly appreciate it.

;-);-)Please read this with lots of smileys (even though it is real);-);-)

Digital Research, Inc ("Gee, I remember those guys...") has a product
called Concurrent DOS [386/XM] which is based on Concurrent CP/M which
is based on CP/M which is based on a class project resembling a PDP-11
OS..., But I digress (and probably perpetuate the rumor)...;-)

Concurrent DOS, due to this history, maintains the ability to read and
write CP/M formatted floppies and harddisks (some).  The floppy sizes
are assumed to be 5.25" not 8".  At this point in the game, the CP/M
file system is no longer an integral part of the product, but it is
maintained for all those people (like you) who still have CP/M media
and wish to still read (and in some cases still write) to this media
format. 

Bottom line is that with Concurrent, you get 4 virtual consoles
capable of running up to (I believe) 251 tasks w/out consoles + 4
tasks w/consoles.  This may be overkill for what you want to do, but
maybe it solves other problems you are having?  Feel free to respond
via email (posts to this group are semi-reliable w/regard to a
response). 

--
Frotz ;-)