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From: etrmg@levels.sait.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Re: AMSTRAD PCW
Message-ID: <15376.26e7d4b0@levels.sait.edu.au>
Date: 7 Sep 90 17:11:12 GMT
References: <2145@abcom.ATT.COM>
Organization: Sth Australian Inst of Technology
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In article <2145@abcom.ATT.COM>, rgssxr@abcom.ATT.COM (2249 Scott Russell ) writes:
> I have an Amstrad PCW82whatever which a bought several years ago mostly to be
> used as a word processor. It is a CP/M based system but uses the strangest
> little 3" diskette cartridges (NOT 3 1/2"!). 
> 
> If anyone has one of these, do you know how I could adapt a 5 1/4" floppy disk to this machine? Is there a conversion routine to input/output DOS format disks?

Yes, there are 3 companies offering conversion kits now.  See a recent issue of
PCW world for info on these.  An article on that was in one not too long ago,
but they probably advretise as well.  I can get the exact issue if you like.

> 
> Also, the word processor that it uses is called Locascript. It is great for me!
> Do you know if it comes in a MS-DOS version?

Same issue of said mag had an article on that as well.  As I recall, there is
an MS-dos version it said.

> 
> I really would like to know if anyone is still using this machine. 

A friend of mine here has one and my previous girlfriend did too. . . 
Jay Sage said he has one.

> I hate to get rid of it.
> 
what?  a loyal computerist? :-)
> 
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Ronn