jmh@cscosl.ncsu.edu (j Mark Holt) (02/13/90)
Does anyone out there know of any programs to let an os9 machine read/write
pc (DOS) diskettes and/or vice-versa? (any format, any size....)
Information on any such transfer would be greatly appreciated.
I don't get to rn much any more, so e-mail would be dandy.
many thanks
j Mark Holt
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~tim@mcrware.UUCP (Tim Harris) (02/14/90)
In article <1990Feb13.003729.11650@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> jmh@cscosl.ncsu.edu (j Mark Holt) writes: >Does anyone out there know of any programs to let an os9 machine read/write >pc (DOS) diskettes and/or vice-versa? (any format, any size....) >Information on any such transfer would be greatly appreciated. Microware does indeed have such a tool in PCFM, the PC File Manager. This file manager will allow you to read and write PC disks on an OS-9 based system and copy files between the two systems. I'm not sure how this is packaged and sold so you should contact our marketing department for full details on this. Tim Harris (...!sun!mcrware!tim)
gurell01@VAXKAB (03/28/90)
In article <1526@mcrware.UUCP>, tim@mcrware.UUCP (Tim Harris) writes: >In article <1990Feb13.003729.11650@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> jmh@cscosl.ncsu.edu (j Mark Holt) writes: >>Does anyone out there know of any programs to let an os9 machine read/write >>pc (DOS) diskettes and/or vice-versa? (any format, any size....) >>Information on any such transfer would be greatly appreciated. > > Microware does indeed have such a tool in PCFM, the PC File Manager. >This file manager will allow you to read and write PC disks on an OS-9 based >system and copy files between the two systems. I'm not sure how this is >packaged and sold so you should contact our marketing department for full >details on this. > > Tim Harris (...!sun!mcrware!tim) Yeah! I got a borchyr about it. And its not only File transferes you can do, its more than that. with the pakage will options like Cross assemlers debugger, editors and so on. Question: dose it works with my machine!? It seems it is a Paralell cabel right over.
adp@moscom.UUCP (Alan Percy) (04/11/90)
In article <00934531.16B8F2C0@lne.kth.se> gurell01@VAXKAB writes: >In article <1526@mcrware.UUCP>, tim@mcrware.UUCP (Tim Harris) writes: >>In article <1990Feb13.003729.11650@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> jmh@cscosl.ncsu.edu (j Mark Holt) writes: >>>Does anyone out there know of any programs to let an os9 machine read/write >>>pc (DOS) diskettes and/or vice-versa? (any format, any size....) ..... >> >> Microware does indeed have such a tool in PCFM, the PC File Manager... >> >Yeah! I got a borchyr about it. And its not only File transferes >you can do, its more than that. with the pakage will options like Cross >assemlers debugger, editors and so on. Question: dose it works with >my machine!? It seems it is a Paralell cabel right over. We have been using the PCFM for a month or so here. A few warnings before you all get your hopes up. 1. It requires that your floppy disk driver handle 512 byte sectors in addition to the regular 256 byte sectors. This is not an insignificant change. 2. Very few support tools are available (ie: format, deldir....) 3. It seems "buggy" with 1.4 Meg disks. I guess they're working on it though. 4. Full compatibility with strange PC formats is not supported. Some PC format utilities use little "querks" of the real PC file system, that PCFM chokes on. 5. It works better than no compatibility. Good luck!!! -- A nanosecond here, a nanosecond there, next thing you know you've got real time. Alan Percy..........................{rutgers,ames,cmcl2}!rochester!moscom!adp