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From: unpowell@csvax.liv.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: AMIGA disks
Message-ID: <1298@csvax.liv.ac.uk>
Date: 3 May 88 12:16:05 GMT
References: <8804261109.AA26974@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
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Organisation: Computer Science CSVAX (VAX1), Liverpool University


In article <8804261109.AA26974@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, F026@CPC865.UEA.AC.UK writes:
> Does anybody have some PDware that can read and write Amiga disks?
> I have several friends who are itching to get some of the PD stuff from
> the net, but have no access to it - they want me to get it down onto my
> ST then write Amiga-readable disks for them.

	I've had no success trying to read Amiga disks on an ST, I don't
think it's possible.
	However, there is a PD program out on the Amiga called "DOS to DOS"
which allows an Amiga to format MS-DOS, and ST (in the later versions),
disks. Files can then be easily transfered between Amiga and ST as both
machines can now read these disks, the Amiga because of this piece of software
and the ST as it is able to read MS-DOS formatted disks.
	If you get a more recent version of this program, which I believe
has the filename "d2d" (just thought I'd tell you as amiga disks tend to
have lots of files you never knew you had on them), then you can just download
the Amiga PD stuff onto an ST disk and then give this disk to your friends
who will be able to easily transfer the files onto an Amiga disk. If you
have an early version of DOS to DOS which doesn't support ST disks, just
MS-DOS, then you just get a friend to format a few disks to MS-DOS format,
with his/her Amiga, and then you use these disks to download the files onto.
	I think (hope) this program is public domain. A friend has got it,
so if it is I'll post it into comp.amiga.binaries in the next week or so.

	Mark Powell

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