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From: luke@modus.sublink.ORG (Luciano Mannucci)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Re: AMSTRAD PCW
Message-ID: <652@modus.sublink.ORG>
Date: 5 Sep 90 18:51:05 GMT
References: <2145@abcom.ATT.COM>
Organization: Modus srl- Milano, Italy
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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
> 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?

I'm afraid that the only way to exchange data with a DOS machine is 
through the serial port. You need to by an expansion from Amstrad wich
sells the propper software and cable too.

> 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?

If I remember well, this *good* WP comes from a software house called
locomotive, somewere in UK. They have written a BASIC too.

> 
> I really would like to know if anyone is still using this machine. 
> I hate to get rid of it.

My sister does. She feels it's a good baby.


luke.
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