revpk@cellar.UUCP (Brian 'Rev P-K' Siano) (06/07/91)
I've got several megs' worth of old and very important text files on
floppy disks, leftovers from when I used an 8-bit Atari. Now that I have an
ST, I'd really like to be able to bring the text into my new machine and
transfer it to 720K floppies.
Can anyone either outline or recommend a way for me to work up a
quick transfer system? Is it possible to hitch an old 810 disk drive to an
ST, and read ASCII files from it>
Advice-- and especially a solution-- would be greatly appreciated.
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Brian Siano, aka [ "Mr. A. Hitler, the old Nazi thing, says
[ Mickey's silly. Imagine that! Well, Mickey is
Rev. Philosopher-King [ going to save Mr. A. Hitler from drowning or
[ something some day. Just wait and see if he
revpk@cellar.UUCP [ doesn't. Then won't Mr. A. Hitler be ashamed!"
[ -- Walt Disney, 1933.
======================================================================boyd@nu.cs.fsu.edu (Mickey Boyd) (06/07/91)
In article <6DB632w164w@cellar.UUCP>, revpk@cellar.UUCP (Brian 'Rev P-K' Siano) writes: > > I've got several megs' worth of old and very important text files on >floppy disks, leftovers from when I used an 8-bit Atari. Now that I have an >ST, I'd really like to be able to bring the text into my new machine and >transfer it to 720K floppies. > > Can anyone either outline or recommend a way for me to work up a >quick transfer system? Is it possible to hitch an old 810 disk drive to an >ST, and read ASCII files from it> > > Advice-- and especially a solution-- would be greatly appreciated. I cannot give you a solution, but I can tell you where one is. You need to get STXformer (the 8-bit emulator), and make a cable. At that point, you can hook an 810 to your ST and read disks. I don't know the details. Of course, if you have an 850 you could always direct-connect the two together and modem them over . . . . -- ---------------------------------+------------------------------------- Mickey R. Boyd | "Kirk to Enterprise. All clear FSU Computer Science | down here. Beam down Technical Support Group | yeoman Rand and a six-pack . ." email: boyd@fsucs.cs.fsu.edu | ---------------------------------+-------------------------------------
jmack@b11.ingr.com (Cery McCormick) (06/07/91)
In article <6DB632w164w@cellar.UUCP>, revpk@cellar.UUCP (Brian 'Rev P-K' Siano) writes: > Can anyone either outline or recommend a way for me to work up a > quick transfer system? Is it possible to hitch an old 810 disk drive to an > ST, and read ASCII files from it> > > Advice-- and especially a solution-- would be greatly appreciated. > You can use Derek Mihocka's (sp?) X-Former software. It requires a special cable to go between the ST's printer port and the 8-bit drive, but you can then read the 8-bit files into your ST.
pyr579@oz.plymouth.edu (Technoid) (06/07/91)
In article <1991Jun7.121908.7292@mailer.cc.fsu.edu> boyd@nu.cs.fsu.edu writes: >In article <6DB632w164w@cellar.UUCP>, revpk@cellar.UUCP (Brian 'Rev P-K' Siano) writes: >> >> I've got several megs' worth of old and very important text files on >>floppy disks, leftovers from when I used an 8-bit Atari. Now that I have an >>ST, I'd really like to be able to bring the text into my new machine and >>transfer it to 720K floppies. >> >> Can anyone either outline or recommend a way for me to work up a >>quick transfer system? Is it possible to hitch an old 810 disk drive to an >>ST, and read ASCII files from it> >> >> Advice-- and especially a solution-- would be greatly appreciated. > >I cannot give you a solution, but I can tell you where one is. You need >to get STXformer (the 8-bit emulator), and make a cable. At that point, >you can hook an 810 to your ST and read disks. I don't know the details. > >Of course, if you have an 850 you could always direct-connect the two >together and modem them over . . . . > Hello, It should also be mentioned that there is a fully 8-bit emulator for the ST. You will find it and more information on the STXformer on Atari.archive I have yet to find an Xformer cable though so if you have any luck, please get back to me. Stephan -- \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ pyr579@oz.plymouth.edu Stephan R. Cleaves Salamanders Are Cool... /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
johnsonc@topaz.ucq.edu.au (06/08/91)
In article <6DB632w164w@cellar.UUCP>, revpk@cellar.UUCP (Brian 'Rev P-K' Siano) writes: > > I've got several megs' worth of old and very important text files on > floppy disks, leftovers from when I used an 8-bit Atari. Now that I have an > ST, I'd really like to be able to bring the text into my new machine and > transfer it to 720K floppies. > > Can anyone either outline or recommend a way for me to work up a > quick transfer system? Is it possible to hitch an old 810 disk drive to an > ST, and read ASCII files from it> > > Advice-- and especially a solution-- would be greatly appreciated. > > > ====================================================================== > Brian Siano, aka [ "Mr. A. Hitler, the old Nazi thing, says > [ Mickey's silly. Imagine that! Well, Mickey is > Rev. Philosopher-King [ going to save Mr. A. Hitler from drowning or > [ something some day. Just wait and see if he > revpk@cellar.UUCP [ doesn't. Then won't Mr. A. Hitler be ashamed!" > [ -- Walt Disney, 1933. > ====================================================================== -- I've never really tried it yet, Brian, but I recall that ST Writer lets you call in AtariWriter files via a modem line (?). You would probably need an 850 interface to do it. I'm sorry but that is all I can offer. Perhaps someone else would know more about that than I would. P.S. Could you perhaps tell me how I can contact James Randi? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Chris Johnson : "I have made this letter long as I Final Year B.App.Sc (Computing) : lack the time to make it short." "Just another student" : - Blaise Pascal =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
malay@sae.com (Bob Malay) (06/11/91)
In article <1991Jun7.160145.1200@oz.plymouth.edu>, pyr579@oz.plymouth.edu (Technoid) writes: |> In article <1991Jun7.121908.7292@mailer.cc.fsu.edu> boyd@nu.cs.fsu.edu writes: |> >In article <6DB632w164w@cellar.UUCP>, revpk@cellar.UUCP (Brian 'Rev P-K' Siano) writes: |> >> |> >> I've got several megs' worth of old and very important text files on |> >>floppy disks, leftovers from when I used an 8-bit Atari. Now that I have an |> >>ST, I'd really like to be able to bring the text into my new machine and |> >>transfer it to 720K floppies. |> >> |> >> Can anyone either outline or recommend a way for me to work up a |> >>quick transfer system? Is it possible to hitch an old 810 disk drive to an |> >>ST, and read ASCII files from it> |> >> |> >> Advice-- and especially a solution-- would be greatly appreciated. |> > |> >I cannot give you a solution, but I can tell you where one is. You need |> >to get STXformer (the 8-bit emulator), and make a cable. At that point, |> >you can hook an 810 to your ST and read disks. I don't know the details. |> > |> >Of course, if you have an 850 you could always direct-connect the two |> >together and modem them over . . . . |> > |> Hello, |> |> It should also be mentioned that there is a fully 8-bit emulator for |> the ST. You will find it and more information on the STXformer on Atari.archive |> I have yet to find an Xformer cable though so if you have any luck, please get |> back to me. |> |> Stephan The Xformer Cable is available from: B & C ComputerVisions 3257 Kifer Road Santa Clara, CA 95051 408-749-1003 They have them 'cause I just bought one! Bob Malay
miskinis@aidev.enet.dec.com (John Miskinis) (06/11/91)
>|> It should also be mentioned that there is a fully 8-bit emulator for >|> the ST. You will find it and more information on the STXformer on Atari.archive >|> I have yet to find an Xformer cable though so if you have any luck, please get >|> back to me. >|> >|> Stephan Hi, I downloaded STFX a while back, and although it emulated some things, I couldn't get the graphics modes to work. Is this really a full emulator? Thanks in advance, _John_