Date   : Sat, 03 Oct 1992 02:33:02 BST
From   : RWF Whitehand <R.W.F.Whitehand1@...>
Subject: BBC File transfer

Hi,


> I have a BBC Micro at home and I want to transfer the files from it (on a
> 3.25 inch drive, or it may be 3.50 inch, i can never remember, anyway the
> standard size) to my SPARC at work (that has the said disk slot built in)
>  
> 
> Are there any programs that can read files from a BBC formatted disk ONTO
> the SPARC?
>  
> 
> This would be a great asset to me as I would then be able to work from home.
> If you cant help with this request perhaps you could point me in the  
> direction
> of someone that can (may?).
>  

Are these just simple text files that you are transfering?
If you have a 1770 disk interface on your BBC then there are a number of
PC<>MSDOS disk transfer utilities you could use to transfer stuff to and
from PC format disks...can your SPARC read PC format disks?

If you can get the two machines together (this may not be a practical
solution!) you can link them up via the serial port and chuck stuff to
and fro that way...

Haven't heard of a SPARC disk reader for the beeb, doubt there is one,
although there's enuff expertise out there to write one, unless the SPARC
uses a disk format with more than 800k/disk, in which case life gets
difficult.

Regards,

Richard.

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