Date   : Fri, 04 Sep 1992 16:15:28 GMT
From   : deccrl!news.crl.dec.com!news!nntpd.lkg.dec.com!atom.enet.dec.com!opalka@decwrl.dec.com (Bill Opalka)
Subject: Re: The easiest way to convert formats

|>
|>May I suggest that the easiest way to convert formats (I do it quite
|>often) is to execute the job on one of those PC's which are anyway
|>idle anywhere.  There is a program at the Simtel PC archive and its
|>replica named 22DSK that does it splendidly. It reads/write just about
|>any format from ready made tables, and if you have one very strange
|>format you can expand the table for your case. It won't work with hard
|>sectored diskettes nor with diskettes written with the Motorola
|>controller chip found on the old timer Commodore C-64 or Apples.
|>
|>Regards - Jacques
|>

I suggest that if you still have your CPM machine up and running, why 
not use a communication program to do the transfer.  More than likely 
it will be easiler than getting another piece of software and it should 
be fairly quick. Many CPM boxes will allow you to run the comm port a 
9600 or 19200 (of course KAYPROs are the exception). I've used this approach
for years and I've been very successful at it.  Rarely have I not been
able to move files from one machine to another. Now if your CPM box nolonger
work







s, than try the software approach but if you want something quick and dirty
use a communication program.


/Bill