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From: malay@sae.com (Bob Malay)
Subject: Re: Reading 8-bit disks with an ST
Message-ID: <1991Jun10.190902.1610@sae.com>
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References: <6DB632w164w@cellar.UUCP> <1991Jun7.121908.7292@mailer.cc.fsu.edu> <1991Jun7.160145.1200@oz.plymouth.edu>
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1991 19:09:02 GMT

In article <1991Jun7.160145.1200@oz.plymouth.edu>, pyr579@oz.plymouth.edu (Technoid) writes:
|> In article <1991Jun7.121908.7292@mailer.cc.fsu.edu> boyd@nu.cs.fsu.edu writes:
|> >In article <6DB632w164w@cellar.UUCP>, revpk@cellar.UUCP (Brian 'Rev P-K' Siano) writes:
|> >>
|> >>        I've got several megs' worth of old and very important text files on 
|> >>floppy disks, leftovers from when I used an 8-bit Atari. Now that I have an 
|> >>ST, I'd really like to be able to bring the text into my new machine and 
|> >>transfer it to 720K floppies.
|> >>
|> >>        Can anyone either outline or recommend a way for me to work up a 
|> >>quick transfer system? Is it possible to hitch an old 810 disk drive to an 
|> >>ST, and read ASCII files from it>
|> >>
|> >>        Advice-- and especially a solution-- would be greatly appreciated.
|> >
|> >I cannot give you a solution, but I can tell you where one is.  You need
|> >to get STXformer (the 8-bit emulator), and make a cable.  At that point,
|> >you can hook an 810 to your ST and read disks.  I don't know the details.
|> >
|> >Of course, if you have an 850 you could always direct-connect the two 
|> >together and modem them over . . . .
|> >
|> Hello,
|> 
|> 	It should also be mentioned that there is a fully 8-bit emulator for
|> the ST. You will find it and more information on the STXformer on Atari.archive
|> I have yet to find an Xformer cable though so if you have any luck, please get
|> back to me.
|> 
|> Stephan

The Xformer Cable is available from:

B & C ComputerVisions
3257 Kifer Road
Santa Clara, CA 95051
408-749-1003

They have them 'cause I just bought one!

Bob Malay