ews00461@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (11/05/88)
Anyone know of a piece of software that will allow the Amiga to write/format/read IBM 3.5 inch disks ? Can this be done ? Am I crazy for even asking ? Eric W Sink ews00461@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
hrlaser@pnet02.cts.com (Harv Laser) (11/10/88)
ews00461@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu writes: > > >Anyone know of a piece of software that will allow the >Amiga to write/format/read IBM 3.5 inch disks ? > >Can this be done ? > >Am I crazy for even asking ? > >Eric W Sink >ews00461@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu Assuming you don't have a 2000+Bridgecard (or you wouldn't be askin' this question anyway prolly... :-) Three ways I know of to do what you want: 1) Amiga Transformer, a software program sold by Commodore. Turns your Amiga into a green-screen, no-mouse, no-color, no-sound rather slow MS-DOS emulating computer. You need to own MS-DOS as well. With Transformer you can not only read/write/format PC-3.5" disks but you can actually run PC/MS-DOS software. Again, it's slow, but it works. usually. 2) Dos2Dos, a software program sold by Central Coast Software. Runs under the native Amiga mode as a "shell." Format MS Dos or Atari ST format 3.5" disks, copy files to them, copy files from them, or read ASCII files on them. Dos2Dos is NOT an "emulator" like Transformer is. 3) PC-Utils, a couple software programs on the "Extras" disks found in the Commodore-sold 1.2 and 1.3 AmigaDos Enhancer packages. As they come out of the box, PC-Utils require you to have a 5.25" Amiga/MS Dos drive connected. However there exists an ARC file with a couple of nifty programs called "PcC3.5" and "PcF3.5" (C = "copy", F = "format") which will force the PC-Utils program to work with your normal Amiga 3.5" drives. We have this ARC file in the AmigaZone on Plink and you can probably source it elsewhere. Apologies for not knowing the author's name... I have the docs around here somewhere in this mess... By this time there may very well be other ways to do these things but these are the only three of which I'm aware. Harv Laser, Sysop, The People/Link AmigaZone. Plink: CBM*HARV UUCP: {ames!elroy, <backbone>}!gryphon!pnet02!hrlaser INET: hrlaser@pnet02.cts.com <---open Push down while turning close tightly--->
rpa@ukc.ac.uk (R.P.Almeida) (11/12/88)
In article <8596@gryphon.COM> hrlaser@pnet02.cts.com (Harv Laser) writes:
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:-3) PC-Utils, a couple software programs on the "Extras" disks found in
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:- drive connected. However there exists an ARC file with a couple of
:- nifty programs called "PcC3.5" and "PcF3.5" (C = "copy", F = "format")
:- which will force the PC-Utils program to work with your normal
:- Amiga 3.5" drives. We have this ARC file in the AmigaZone on Plink
:- and you can probably source it elsewhere. Apologies for not knowing
:- the author's name... I have the docs around here somewhere in this
:- mess...
Any chance of posting this ARC file, I'm sure a lot of people would find
it very useful.
And those of us in the United Kingdom who cant afford to login across
continents to Plink would also be happy.
If not, could you email me it, then any one in the UK who wants it can
email me.
Thanks.
Richard Almeida.