caper@deepthot.UUCP (Greg <Caper> Kiech) (04/07/88)
I have some 5 1/4 inch diskettes, containing CP/M programs, which I would like to copy. The problem is that I do not have access to a CP/M machine at the moment. Is there any way to copy these using an IBM PC? I have two programs for the IBM called "Copy Write" (by McQuaid, I believe), and "Copy II PC". These are so called "bit-copiers", not file copiers. It is my hope that such utilities will not attempt to format the disk, but will simply copy the contents, CP/M format and all, without doing any checkng. Does anyone out there know if either of these will successfully make the copy? Thanks in advance. _____ Greg Kiech | Graduate Studies, Comp. Sci. | caper@deepthot.UUCP University of Western Ontario |
pjh@mccc.UUCP (Peter J. Holsberg) (04/08/88)
I use Media Master on my pc clone to read CP/M-formatted disks. I
believe that there is also a version of Uniform, the granddaddy of
multi-format disk readers, for the pc.
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In article <1144@deepthot.UUCP> caper@deepthot.UUCP (Greg <Caper> Kiech) writes: > >I have some 5 1/4 inch diskettes, containing CP/M programs, which I would >like to copy. ..... > I cannot comment on the two programs you asked about, but I CAN tell you that there are programs which will allow a PC/compatible to read certain CP/M(r) disks. For example, there is Media Master and Uniform (or is that UniformPC?). I know a tiny bit about MM (Media Master (probably TM, now that I think about it, as probably is Uniform... Oh, well)). MM allows you to read about 30 or 40 different formats, including strange MS/dos formats, every Kaypro(TM?) disk except for kaypro10 disks FORMATTED by a Kaypro 10 (there is a bug in the k10 format routine!), etc. Also, Dr. Dobbs magazine carries some ads for media read/write programs. Seems to me that one of them only cost about $50-$100. The advantage of all of this is that not only do you get to copy the disk to another CP/M disk of the same format, but you actually have access to the data and files on the CP/M disks, so you could change to another CP/M (oh, yes, TM by someone) format or even put the stuff on MS/Dos (tm) disks. And, if you have a CP/M (tm) emulator for your PC, you can run those programs (assuming all legal licensing problems, if any, are taken care of)... (Side note: this (TM) stuff can get really rediculous. Not quite sure why I bothered, but it seemed like the thing to do at the time.) -- Rusty Carruth N7IKQ DOMAIN: gad@cadnetix.com Cadnetix Corp. UUCP: cadnetix!gad 5775 Flatiron Pkwy. {uunet,boulder,nbires}!cadnetix!gad Boulder, CO 80301 (303) 444-8075