swooldri@orion.cf.uci.edu (Steve Wooldridge) (08/10/89)
I have very recently used a software package called Xeno Copy (version 2.0) which allows the user to read CP/M files on an MS-DOS drive and transfer them toan MS-DOS formatted diskette. (It also allows a user to format a diskette for CP/M and write files to a CP/M formatted diskette). I borrowed the package from the campus Computing Facility and successfully used it to transfer CP/M WordStar files onto a MS-DOS disk. Once transferred, I used a package called PerfectExchange to translate the files from WordStar into WordPerfect 5.0. It all worked without a hitch (amazing when you think of the difficulties to overcome)! Xeno Copy was developed by a company in Los Angeles called Vertex Systems. Version 3.0 was released (I know since the flier for this was included with the documentation the Computing Facility had for their version 2.0). I called the number in the documentation, but it is now a number for a private residence.There is no number for Vertex Systems in the LA Directory, nor could I find a company listing in computer software guides. (I did track down a software development company in Pennsylvania called Vertex Systems -- but it has nothing to do with the LA Company). Does anyone know if the company went out of business? Was the copyright assigned to another company? Is it being distributed under another name? Are there similar packages for CP/M to MS-DOS migration on the market? Can anyone provide names, vendors? This saves a BUNDLE on the costs for diskette conversion! I would appreciate answers to be posted directly to my INTERNET address. I will share the information in a single post to this board late board later. Thanks. A D D A A A Thanks. Sorry, but I am totally unfamiliar with the vi editor I am in -- get me back to emacs. A A A A A A A
SAGE@LL.LL.MIT.EDU (08/11/89)
There are a number of such products. My favorite is Uniform from
Micro Solutions, Inc.
132 West Lincoln Highway
DeKalb, IL 60115
(815) 756-3411
The product comes in versions that run on IBM-PC compatibles (so that they
can read, write, and format CP/M-format diskettes) or on various CP/M
machines (Televideo, Kaypro, SB180, and others) so that they can handle the
formats for other CP/M machines AND so that they can read, write, and format
simple MS-DOS 360K format DOS diskettes.
Another product is MediaMaster from
Intersecting Concepts
4573 Heatherglen Court
Moorpark, CA 93021
(805) 529-5073
CIS (72145,1147)
They offer versions that run on CP/M and MS-DOS computers. The main
difference between Uniform and MediaMaster on the PC is that the latter only
allows specific file operations to be carried out inside MediaMaster, while
Uniform creates a virtual drive (with the next available disk letter) in the
desired format, after which you can use all your favorite programs directly
on the foreign-format diskette.
Finally, there is also a public-domain or shareware program called 22DISK
that is on most DOS BBS systems and is surely available from the archives at
SIMETEL20.
If you want to work on a CP/M system with MS-DOS diskettes, a unique
product is DosDisk from Plu*Perfect Systems. It does what Uniform does on
the PC, allowing you to use all your favorite software directly on the files
on the DOS diskette. It is the only such utility for a CP/M machine that
supports DOS subdirectories and maintains file date stamps (provided the
CP/M system is running DateStamper or ZDOS). Bridger Mitchell (the author
of DosDisk) reads this newsgroup and can answer any technical questions.