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From: gbastin@x102c.harris-atd.com (Gary Bastin 60293)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Reading HP instrument disks on a PC
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Date: 23 May 91 13:20:36 GMT
References: <1991May21.090824.12630@lut.ac.uk>
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In article <1991May21.090824.12630@lut.ac.uk> J.A.Jones@lut.ac.uk (Jeff Jones) writes:
>Hi
>
>We have a number of Hewlett-Packard instruments, many of which have
>built in floppy disks for the storage of measurement data. It would be
>very useful to be able to read these disks on a PC. 
>
>
We had the same need here last year.  We found a software package by
Oswego that does the HP to PC conversion very well.  The only 'feature' that
I really dislike is that it requires a key disk to run.  It is also
possible to load it to a hard-drive, but you lose your software if
the HD crashes.  I _hate_ copy protection schemes that force you to
buy a new copy of software when a machine crashes (or argue with
vendors for weeks)!   As I recall, the cost is around $400 or so.
We bought two copies, and have had no problems at all converting
data files to IBM pc format for more data analysis, or for
uploading to mainframes.   Oswego advertises in Dr. Dobbs, Machine
Design, EDN, and several other trade magazines.


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