Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!uunet!mcsun!ukc!axion!uzi-9mm.fulcrum.bt.co.uk!sie From: sie@fulcrum.bt.co.uk (Simon Raybould) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc Subject: Re: Reading & Writing PC format disks Message-ID: Date: 19 Mar 91 12:58:38 GMT Article-I.D.: lister.SIE.91Mar19125838 References: <2941@izar.cs.exeter.ac.uk> <1991Mar18.014040.1976@demon.co.uk> Sender: news@fulcrum.bt.co.uk (News with an UZI) Organization: Fulcrum Communications Ltd., Birmingham, England Lines: 33 In-Reply-To: harry@demon.co.uk's message of 18 Mar 91 01:40:40 GMT In article <1991Mar18.014040.1976@demon.co.uk> harry@demon.co.uk (Harry Broomhall) writes: In article <2941@izar.cs.exeter.ac.uk> cca@cs.exeter.ac.uk (Clive Carmock) writes: >Does anyone know of a utility to read and write 720K 3.5" PC >(DOS) format disks on an upgraded Amiga 500 with twin drives? > >I have heard of MessyDos, but cannot find a UK supplier. > >If there is a PD program, is it available via the network? > > BTW - MessyDos currently does not work with ADOS 2, but as > you are talking about A500 this should not be a problem. Otherwise > it is a fabulous prog, and a real life saver. > Regards, > Harry. I have messydos and dos2dos. I have had nothing but trouble with messydos. I was intending sending 3 sets of source to c.s.a today but messydos has mad a REAL mess of the PC disks. It has attempted to cram 740K onto the disk and the PC can't read any of the files. I personally do not have the time to wade through the docs to find the reason for this and will be going back to Dos2Dos with which I have had no problems. If there is some obvious reason why all my disks get corrupted by MSH then let me know and I'll give it another try. -- Simon J Raybould (sie@fulcrum.bt.co.uk) // {o.o} \X/AMIGA \-/ =========================================================================== British Telecom Fulcrum, Fordrough Lane, Birmingham, B9 5LD, ENGLAND.