mg20+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Paul Greelish) (04/03/91)
Hmm, this is a toughie. Think I got the problem though, and mebbe the solution... Sounds like the word processor doesn't like IBM disks. It's probably programmed to test the disk more than the Atari desktop (GEM) does. So, save the file (as ASCII text, if you can) on an Atari disk. Quit the word processor, and copy the file from the Atari disk to the IBM disk FROM THE DESKTOP. Caveat: sometimes the Atari doesn't like IBM disks due to an obscure thing called the "disk serial number", something which Ataris write to disks but IBMs don't... if the Atari sees two disks with the same serial number, it screws up *BAD* (thinks they're the same disk.) If the procedure I previously listed doesn't work, try copying the file to a RAMdisk or a hard drive (if your friend has one) first and then to the IBM disk. I hate GEM file copy anyway, you hafta swap disks umpteen times and it's slooooooow. BTW, I'm a "starving artist" writer myself. ______________________________________________________________ |\ /| | \/ | ike Greelish Carnegie Mellon U. undergrad, professional writing major quote: "There's no more time for crying over spilt milk/Now it's time for crying in your beer." ---Weird Al Yankovic stupid disclaimer: My opinions have been known to piss people off.