21 Dec
1999
21 Dec
'99
12:45 a.m.
On Mon, 20 Dec 1999, Bob Stek wrote:
I beleive that you need a MatchPoint board from
MicroSolutions to do that.
It was advertised to be able to read both NorthStar and Apple formatted
disks. I have never tried it with an Apple disk, though. I've never heard
of Zardax, but it's name is reminiscent of either a space invader-type game
or perhaps a laxative <g>.
Bob is correct about the MatchPoint card, which does a pretty good job
on both formats. It is unfortunate that they chose to discontinue
manufacture and development of that and other legacy computer support
products.
As to the Zardax word processor files, my top of the head estimate would
be that it is possible to convert them over to a more current WP format.
The question then becomes - is it practical?
- don
Bob Stek
bobstek(a)ix.netcom.com
Saver of Lost SOLs (and N*'s, too)
-----Original Message-----
From: CLASSICCMP-owner(a)u.washington.edu
[mailto:CLASSICCMP-owner@u.washington.edu]On Behalf Of Bruce Lane
Sent: Monday, December 20, 1999 9:20 PM
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
Subject: An odd request...
I just had a kind of odd request.
This one's for the Apple gurus on the list: Is it at all possible, through
hardware, software, or 'other,' to read 5.25" floppies written on an Apple
IIe on a PC?
Taking that one step further: Has anyone heard of the word processing
program 'Zardax,' and if so, do you know if it's possible to convert its
files to a more common format?
Thanks in advance.
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