Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watnot!watmath!clyde!rutgers!lll-lcc!well!ari From: ari@well.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm Subject: Re: converting a CP/M operation to IBM PC Message-ID: <2825@well.UUCP> Date: Wed, 25-Mar-87 07:49:01 EST Article-I.D.: well.2825 Posted: Wed Mar 25 07:49:01 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 27-Mar-87 01:54:39 EST References: Reply-To: ari@well.UUCP (Ari Davidow) Distribution: world Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA Lines: 22 There are several options open to people converting from CP/M machines with 8" floppies to 5-1/4" MS-DOS diskettes. The simplest is to contact a disk conversion service. Prices from transferring the data can be as low as $7.50/disk, and you then have the exact files you had on the CP/M diskettes. The .COM files will be useless in their new environment, but the data files may be used if the equivalent program exists under MS-DOS-- this is especially painless for people using WordStar and dBaseII. Another transfer method would be to get the 8" floppy disk controller marketed by the people who make the UNIFORM CP/M disk reading software. This costs about $200, fits into your PC-compatible machine, hooks up to an 8" drive (presumably disconnected from the CompuPro) and you are ready to read whatever is needed at your convenience. A less expensive variation on the same these is to hook up a cable between two machines and use some convenient file protocol to transfer the files. The eliminates the need for a special disk controller on the PC end, but it can be a hassle figuring out the proper ports and making the transfer work. If you have trouble using the data once it is transferred, send me e-mail and I should be able to help--we have done hundreds of machines over the past few years and usually know what we are looking at and how to get from there to someplace else.