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From: mberns@ut-ngp.UUCP
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Subject: displaywrite -> pc  ?
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Date: Tue, 17-Feb-87 10:14:39 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 17 10:14:39 1987
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Organization: Univ of TX at Austin, Speech
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Does anyone know if it is possible to transfer text from an IBM
Displaywrite dedicated wordprocessor to a PC (ATT 6300)?  We have many
documents on the 8" Displaywrite disks, but are phasing out use of
that system in favor of WordPerfect on 6300s.

We've been told that the text data can be transferred from the 8"
floppies to the 5.25" format, but at an absurdly high price (~$50. per
disk????).  The use of an optical text scanner is less-than-desirable;
it is far from accurate, and would also require prior printing of
*all* the documents.   

Isn't there some sort of hardware/cabling type of solution?  The kind
of thing we're thinking of is, say, taking the output of the
Displaywriter - and instead of having it feed into the 5218 printer,
have it go into some input port on the PC and saved as a file.

None of us are computer wizards, just end-users; the solution would have 
to be do-able without extensive ad hoc programming or whatever.

If it helps, the Displaywrite system is running the Textpack 4
version.  We also have several "real" (non-clone) XTs and ATs available, 
if it makes a difference.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!  E-mail direct would be
fine....
-- 
Mark Bernstein, Univ. of Texas at Austin, Speech Communication, Austin 78712 

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