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From: rcj2@cbnewsd.att.com (ray.c.jender)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Reading IBM disks in an Amiga Drive?
Message-ID: <1991Apr16.130333.5905@cbnewsd.att.com>
Date: 16 Apr 91 13:03:33 GMT
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In article <1991Apr15.205242.1@acad2.alaska.edu> axpmw@acad2.alaska.edu writes:
>Stupid question - but I thought I read somewhere that there was
>a program that would read an ibm disk (ascii datafiles) from a
>normal amiga disk drive.
>
>Is there one? Will it work an an a3000 under 2.0?  Where can I find
>it, if such a program exists?  
>
>I don't have a bridgeboard but I would like to read data in without
>having to upload it to the Univ. VAX and download it back to my amiga.
>
>Thanks in advance!  Pam  
>
>Bitnet: AXPMW@ALASKA              | Stupid User Question of the week:  
>Internet: AXPMW@acad2.ALASKA.EDU  |  What color disks work in my C64 computer?


	You can use CrossDos. There's a read-only version posted
	on most BBS's. It will read IBM formated 3.5" floppies.
	I'm not sure about 5 1/4" though. You can purchace the
	Commercial version very cheap. It will allow both
	read and write of IBM floppies, along with Atari ST also.