orville@weyrich.UUCP (06/01/91)
I posted the following to comp.os.cpm: > help! I have 5 Single Sided Single Density Hard Sector 40 track 5 1/4" > floppy disks that work with a Heathkit/Zenith H-89/Z-89 computer. > > I need to transfer the contents of these disks to either Morrow MD-11 > readable 5 1/4" disks (ideally DS/DD 360K), IBM-PC format (360K or 1.2M), or > any CP/M format that is readable by Media-Master (i.e., just about any > soft-sector format). > > Is there someone out in net-land that has the equipment to do this for me > (for suitable compensation)? > > Alternatively, does someone have a copy of the Microsoft COBOL-80 CP/M > compiler that they could give me a copy of on some soft-sector 5 1/4" > media? [There should be no licensing problem, since I have the distribution > disks in hard-sector format and the manual; I just can't read the disks]. > > Please respond via e-mail, as comp.os.cpm is not in my news feed. I got the reply (Thanks!): > From: Michael A. Patton <uunet!lcs.mit.edu!MAP> > Sender: uunet!gaak.LCS.MIT.EDU!map > > You might also try contacting the Heath-People mailing list. This is > a list for discussion of all the Heath Data Systems product line and a > lot of the people on that list have H89s. One of them may be able to > do the interchange you want or upload your data to somewhere that you > can get it from. All you really need is a machine of each type with a > serial interface, then run kermit or xmodem (overnight, maybe :-) to > move the bits... Please respond to the account below, as I am not on the Heath-People mailing list. Thanks, uunet!weyrich!orville orville%weyrich@uunet.uu.net -------------------------------------- ****************************** Orville R. Weyrich, Jr., Ph.D. Certified Systems Professional Internet: orville%weyrich@uunet.uu.net Weyrich Computer Consulting Voice: (602) 391-0821 POB 5782, Scottsdale, AZ 85261 Fax: (602) 391-0023 (Yes! I'm available) -------------------------------------- ******************************