[comp.sys.ibm.pc] non-DOS to DOS text file transfers

jec@nesac2.UUCP (06/15/87)

> I'm looking for a way to transfer text files from non-DOS to DOS floppies.  I
> have succeeded in reading the files sector by sector and transferring them to
> DOS files. I've also found the DIR listing, and have some info on the format.
>  
> The disks are SSDD, 8 Sector 160k.  Files start with a 256 byte Header, which

Xenocopy II from Xenosoft, 1454 6th Street, Berkeley CA 94710,
415-525-3113, is supposed to handle some 250 disk formats - single/double
sided, various numbers of sectors, etc.  I've never used it, but
I've seen it recommended by an author whose opinions I trust.  I
don't know if it supports the Adam format, but it should cost only a
phone call to find out.

I can't help with Pascal, because I'm not a Pascal user (all my Unix
machines speak C - therefore my PC6300 speaks C).  But I understand
that Pascal does offer a DOS interface that can do disk
manipulation.

If you write a good program for reading 'maverick' disks, how about
posting it?

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John Carter
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