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From: krey@i30fs1.ira.uka.de (Andreas Krey)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Need to read CBM disks on IBM...
Message-ID: <91.050.12:10:43@ira.uka.de>
Date: 19 Feb 91 12:10:42 GMT
References: <10562@aggie.ucdavis.edu>
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In article <10562@aggie.ucdavis.edu>, w165045@rosie.ucdavis.edu writes:
> 
> I am about to upgrade from a Commodore 128 to an IBM AT, and would like to
> be able to take all my word processing files with me.  The hard part is
> transfering them from CBM format disks (GCR) to IBM disks (MFM).  I know
> that there exist programs for the C-128 that will read/write IBM disks,
> but I would prefer the program to run on the IBM and read the CBM disks
> (the Commodore program runs SLOWLY).
> 
> Does anyone know of a program that will perform this feat?
> 
> ZB

No way. The standard floppy controllers in any 'good' computer
can only read FM/MFM. Commodore's formats require special designs.
I'm even amazed that one can acces MS-DOS (MFM) floppies in
a Commodore drive/controller.

Andy

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