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From: rcarter@WSMR-EMH16.ARMY.MIL (Raymond Carter STEWS-NR-AD)
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Subject: cp/m to ibm
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Date: 30 Jun 90 16:55:13 GMT
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Since several people seem to be interested, I will review the ways I know of
to transfer files between cp/m disks and ibm disks.

1.  UNIFORM and MEDIA MASTER are commercial programs which run on ibm's and
read or write most cp/m formats.

2.  A public domain program called RDMS will read ibm disks on a cp/m machine.
 I know there is a C128 version available on Simtel, GEnie, etc.

3.  A good way to transfer stuff on a C128 is to use ibm cp/m86 disk format.
That is one of the formats which the 128 understands by default (both the
single sided and double sided forms are supported).  A lot of ibm compatibles
have a utility which will read and write cpm86 disks.  I know the Zenith at's
which the government buys has such a utility.

Hope that is helpful.  I have used method 3 extensively, and find it to be the
easiest.

Also on the C128, Big Blue Reader is a program (commercial) which runs in 128
mode and will convert files from ibm, cp/m, and commodore 5.25 and 3.5 disks.
It has the ability to read and write to any of those forms (although the only
cp/m formats supported are the native commodore (GCR) formats).