Date   : Tue, 21 May 1991 15:25:32 GMT
From   : csusac!sactoh0!ijpc!ianj@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu (Ian Justman)
Subject: Re: CPM to DOS exchanger.

roadhog@austex (Lindsay Haisley) writes:

> rrezaian@austral.UUCP (Russell Rezaian) writes:
> 
> > 
> >      On the MS-DOS end there are also programs to read CP/M diskettes,
> > but I can't think of the name of one, offhand.  Even these programs will
> > only read certian formats though, so without knowing what kind of computer
> > you have I can't be of any futher help.  Good luck!  (You might end up
> > finding it simpler to put a serial port on the MS-DOS computer just for
> > this purpose, it may be cheaper, and simpler in the long run...)
> > --
> 
> There are a couple of good programs set for MSDOS machines which allow
> them to read a >wide< variety of CP/M disk formats.  A pretty good
> program is 22DISK from Sydex.  Their address is P.O. Box 5700, Eugene, OR
> 97405.  Their phones are (503) 683-6033 (voice), (503) 683-1622 (FAX) and
> (503) 683-1385 (data).  22DISK consists of a set of programs which are
> analogous to the copy, dir, format, type and erase functions in MSDOS except
> that they see a floppy drive via a selected CP/M format.  The registered
> version contains support for over 270 different CP/M formats plus the
> ability to add custom formats if you know the disk setup parameters.  The
> latter can be determined with another of Sydex's offerings called Anadisk
> which analyzes the disk format on just about any disk except Apple and
> Commodore disks, which do not use FM data encoding.  I use 22DISK and have
> had good results with it.  It comes as shareware (the shareware version
> doesn't support quite so many CP/M formats) and registration is reasonable
> at $25.
> 
> The second option is UniForm -PC from Nicro Solutions - the same folks who
> made the venerable UniForm for CP/M machines throughout the 80's.  Their
> advirtising states that UniForm-PC supports "hundreds of different diskette
> formats", which is probably true.  Micro Solutions is at 132 West Lincoln
> Hwy, DeKalb, IL  60115.  Phones are (815) 756-3411 (voice) and
> (815) 756-2928 (FAX).  UniForm-PC works essentially the same as the old
> UniForm for CP/M, installing a device driver or TSR so that standard
> DOS functions can be used to work on the target floppy, which is managed
> in a CP/M format.  The price, I think, is somewhere between $60 and $80.
> 
> I have had good luck with 22DISK and found the the Sydex people to be 
> friendly and helpful.  I do have a friend, though, who distributes CP/M
> disks professionally and, having tried both, prefers UniForm-PC for
> rock solid reliability (the cost of redoing and remailing an overseas
> shipment of disks can exceed the cost of either program!).  22DISK allows
> access to all CP/M user areas on a floppy, while UniForm-PC accesses only
> user 0.  
> 
> 
> "Everything works if you let it!"
>  --- Travis J. Redfish
>  ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> uucp: austex!roadhog@emx.utexas.edu
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Lindsay, you're fogrgetting one thing about 22DISK.  You can
configure it to just about any disk format, which is why Sydex
includes Anadisk.  You also forgot hard-sectored disks as one of
the types of disks that Anadisk doesn't know how to deal with.