dennisf@marque.mu.edu (Dennis Flaherty) (02/11/88)
I have a Commodore-128, a 1571 and a 1541 disk drive. I would really like to start using my C128's CP/M mode, but I can't copy any files to my CP/M disks. My vt100 emulator and my kermit programs will download any file to C128 mode, but I have nothing to move software to CP/M. Does anybody have a program to move software from C128 to CP/M? The program MUST run in C128 mode, of course, since if it ran only in CP/M mode, I wouldn't be able to run it! I tried downloading from RPICICGE the file PD:<CPM.C128>64CONVRT, but 64convrt doesn't read the CP/M directory correctly. Please, I'd like to get started with CP/M. There's a lot I can do once I get just a few programs across! Thanx a lot! Dennis Flaherty dennisf%marque@csd1.milw.wisc.edu Marquette University 3790FLAH@MUCSD.BITNET USNail: 826 N. 20th St. dennisf@marque.mu.edu Milwaukee, WI 53233 {uunet|uwvax}!marque!dennisf
Brendan@cup.portal.com (02/13/88)
Regarding your problem with the 64 converter reading the directory correctly...try formatting the CP/M disk with a different format...it may read only C-128 double sided, or single sided, or C-64 single sided...I used a converter program to get CP/M files for a while, and I ran across the same problem that you describe.. Brendan Kehoe UUCP: ...!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!Brendan_Patrick_Kehoe
seeley@dalcsug.UUCP (Geoff Seeley) (02/15/88)
In article <36@marque.mu.edu>, dennisf@marque.mu.edu (Dennis Flaherty) writes: > > Does anybody have a program to move software from C128 to CP/M? > The program MUST run in C128 mode, of course, since if it ran only > in CP/M mode, I wouldn't be able to run it! I tried downloading > from RPICICGE the file PD:<CPM.C128>64CONVRT, but 64convrt doesn't > read the CP/M directory correctly. > The 64CONVRT program will work correctly, but the CP/M disk that is to be used must be formatted as a 64 SINGLE SIDED disk. Here is what I did to get a working copy of a terminal program under CP/M (IMP.COM): I first downloaded a copy of IMP.COM from a local BBS. Next I downloaded a copy of the 64CONVRT program. Boot up CP/M and type FORMAT to format a new CP/M disk. Select 64 SINGLE SIDED. The convert program will only read/write to this format. Run the convert program and transfer the terminal program to the new CP/M disk. Once you have the program on a CP/M disk you can then transfer it over to a double sided c128 CP/M format. Once you get IMP up and running, you can download CP/M programs directly to a CP/M formatted disk. Geoff Seeley (seeley@dalcsug.UUCP) -- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \ Mail replies, questions, | "Oh no ... the brakes don't work! ... Guess / / money, women, beer, etc. | theres no sense in steering now." \ \ to: | -Bob & Doug Mckenzie (STRANGE BREW) / / seeley@dalcsug.uucp |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
howie@pnet02.cts.com (Howard Herman) (02/15/88)
In Message From: dennisf@marque.mu.edu (Dennis Flaherty) writes: >I have a Commodore-128, a 1571 and a 1541 disk drive. I would >really like to start using my C128's CP/M mode, but I can't copy >any files to my CP/M disks. My vt100 emulator and my kermit >programs will download any file to C128 mode, but I have nothing >to move software to CP/M. > >Does anybody have a program to move software from C128 to CP/M? >The program MUST run in C128 mode, You have two choices that I know of: Big Blue CP/M Reader, which will convert files between CBM-CP/M-IBM. Also the public domain, X-LINK 2.1. The only diference that I know of between the two is that Big Blue will format disks, whereas the PD one must have the disks already formatted. I've been using X-LINK2.1A for some time for IBM/CBM transfers, and it works quite easily, being menu driven, and fast. The CP/M conversion part should work equally as fast and easily. Happy CP/Ming. Howie Herman UUCP: {ihnp4!scgvaxd!cadovax rutgers!marque}!gryphon!pnet02!howie INET: howie@pnet02.cts.com