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From: Kevin.Parris@p5.f12.n376.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Kevin Parris)
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Subject: Advice Needed on TRS-Floss
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Date: 30 Nov 89 14:41:57 GMT
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In an article of <29 Nov 89 00:29:28 GMT>, goldstein@arecibo.aero.org writes:

 >From: goldstein@arecibo.aero.org
 >Date: 29 Nov 89 00:29:28 GMT
 >Organization: The Aerospace Corporation
 >
 >Several people suggested that I try a program 
 >distributed by Radio Shack called TRS-Floss.
 >
 >It runs $90, and supposedly will read Mod III disks. The guys at the 
 >Computer
 >Center had no idea if it would read Mod I with Percom-style double 
 >density.
 >
 >Has anybody used this program?
 
An associate has 'PC Cross Zap' from Hypersoft, which is very similar to the
TRS-Cross program.  He has never had any trouble reading his Model One
double-density diskettes on an IBM/Clone/PC with it.  Note that it does NOT
read single-density formats.  Also, the documentation says (and his experience
proves) that if you have TEAC floppy drives there will be some hassle to the
process, if it works much at all, but other brand drives usually work just fine
(like the factory stock drives in a real IBM PC).  It will also MAKE TRS80
format diskettes on the IBM type machines, and move files in both directions
PC->TRS80 and TRS80->PC.
 
   Kevin



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