vch@attibr.UUCP (Vincent C. Hatem) (01/04/89)
In article <2328@cuuxb.ATT.COM}, fmcgee@cuuxb.ATT.COM (~XT4103000~Frank McGee~C23~M24~6326~) writes: } In article <598@whizz.uucp> bbh@whizz.uucp (Bud Hovell) writes: } >In article <7047@ihlpf.ATT.COM>, gmark@ihlpf.ATT.COM (Stewart) writes: } >> What are the compatibilities between the 3B1 and 3B2? File } >> formats? Floppy interface? Can I write a floppy on a 3B1 } >> in 8 or 10 sector format and read it on the 3B2, for instance? } > } >My understanding is that the 3b2 format is different than for the 3b1. } } Yes, they are, and the software (and possibly hardware needed to do } this) may be more difficult to do than you might think. My suggestion } is to purchase one of the commercial packages that lets you read DOS } style disks on 3b2's. Then use the Unix PC office stuff to write your } data onto DOS formatted disks, and use the commercial package on the } 3b2 to read them. Sorry, don't have any pointers as to who sells the } 3b2 software, but I know it exists. You can get the software, called 3b2dos (r2.0.4) or (crum, I forget the name) for 3.1 or higher, from Convergent Technologies, Inc. Somewhere in Texas. -Vince