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From: v078p6g8@ubvmsa.cc.buffalo.edu (Richard M Wasserman)
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Subject: Hooking up an old 8" drive
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Date: 14 Dec 90 17:10:25 GMT
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I realize this question may be rather arcane but I promised a friend so hear
it goes.  I've just come across a rather old ( & somewhat battered ) 8" 
Shugart disk drive - my friend has been planning on converting his office
over from an old Wang wordproccessor system w/ 8" drives to and ibm pc based
system (nothing fancy - no networking etc.).  My two fold question is - does
anyone Know how I might use the 8" drive I have to facilitate this (ie how can
I hook it up to an IBM) and secondly are there any pd or commercial text
filters out there to convert from Wang wordproccessor format to lets say 
WordPerfect.  Any replies would be greatly appreciated either on how to do the
above or on any way to cheaply convert the 8" Wang disks over to 3 or 5-1/4
using a service or whatever.  Direct replies would also be greatly appreciated
since I don't often read this group.  Thanks in advance.
			Rich Wasserman
			v078p6g8 @ UBVMS