Z8BHM%SCFVM.BITNET@wiscvm.ARPA (Bruce H. McIntosh) (10/03/86)
I can't recall offhand who made the query, but someone out there asked about a way of going from Apple disks to IBM PC disks. It just so happens that as I was sitting here flipping thru a back BYTE, I ran across an ad from Vertex Systems, Inc. They advertise a plugin board and some software that they claim will let your PC read/write/format DOS 3.3 or Apple CP/M disks. They can be reached at: Vertex Systems Inc. 6022 W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90035 (213) 938-0857 Disclaimer- I have no commercial ties to anyone!
wcwells%opal.Berkeley.EDU@ucb-vax.ARPA (William C. Wells) (10/03/86)
The only inexpensive product that I know of for handling Apple diskettes under PCDOS/MSDOS is "Matchpoint" from Micro Solutions, 125 South 4th St., Dekalb, IL 60115, phone: (815) 756-3411. This product is a half-size board that plugs into an IBM-PC and comes with "Uniform" which is a general purpose disk format conversion program. According to the Micro Solutions sales representative, "Matchpoint" can handle Apple DOS, ProDOS, Apple CP/M, and Northstar CP/M. List price is about $200. Contact Micro Solutions for detailed information. Xenosoft, Berkeley CA, may come out with a product in the future to go with their Xenocopy PC software product. Nothing is available from them at this time. Vertex Systems, Los Angeles CA, is no longer in business. Their telephone is disconnected. And I have verified with two of there competitors that they are doing business with the general public. Bill Wells Academic Computing Services UC Berkeley
wcwells%opal.Berkeley.EDU@ucb-vax.ARPA (William C. Wells) (10/06/86)
Ooops. In: Date: Fri, 3 Oct 86 13:04:53 pdt From: wcwells@opal (William C. Wells) Message-Id: <8610032004.AA18858@opal.Berkeley.Edu> To: INFO-CPM@amsaa.arpa, Z8BHM%SCFVM.BITNET@WISCVM.WISC.EDU Subject: Re: Apple to IBM PC That should have been: Vertex Systems, Los Angeles CA, is no longer in business. Their telephone is disconnected. And I have verified with two of their competitors that they are no longer doing business with the general public. Bill Wells Academic Computing Services UC Berkeley