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From: mroussel@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Marc Roussel)
Subject: Re: Program to read C128 disks on a PC???
Message-ID: <1990Aug30.151733.3264@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca>
Organization: Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto
References: <856@iiasa.UUCP> <6441@darkstar.ucsc.edu>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 90 15:17:33 GMT

In article <6441@darkstar.ucsc.edu> ted@helios.ucsc.edu (Ted Cantrall) writes:
>>I am looking for a program to read/write C128 diskettes on a
>>PC-compatible.
>>
>I've heard there is one called "the Big Blue Reader", but i've never seen it.

Big Blue Reader isn't a PC program that let's you read CBM disks; it's a
program for Commodore computers that let's you write IBM format disks.
It requires either a 1571 or 1581 disk drive.  (It WILL NOT work with
the 1541.)  There was a similar program published by Run! magazine a few
months ago (sorry, I don't know the name).  It too only works with 1571 and 1581
drives.  If you have access to Qlink, the latter may be your cheapest
alternative.

                                Sincerely,

				Marc R. Roussel
                                mroussel@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca