3 Apr
1998
3 Apr
'98
1:08 a.m.
In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc, prb(a)students.cs.mu.oz.au (P. Bocchi)
wrote:
I work for a company who needs to extract information
from several
8 inch floppy disks and put the info onto 3.5 inch disks.
If anyone is able to do this, or is able to point me in
the right
direction there could be some good financial rewards.
thanks.
3 Apr
3 Apr
2:41 a.m.
[8" <> 3.5" conversion]
I may be able to do that... I have a working PDP-11 that handles 8" disks.
I can read a few sector formats...
If you can tell me what system the disk was generated on, I can probably
transfer the files.
If it's an IBM System/34 disk, I can transfer it surely, I have a 34 in working
order.
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2:28 p.m.
Daniel A. Seagraves wrote:
[8" <> 3.5" conversion]
I may be able to do that... I have a working PDP-11 that handles 8" disks.
I can read a few sector formats...
If you can tell me what system the disk was generated on, I can probably
transfer the files.
If it's an IBM System/34 disk, I can transfer it surely, I have a 34 in working
order.
And if it was generated on a Tandy/Radio Shack System I can definitely
handle it -- and CP/M as well.
The problem with these vague requests is that if the requestor doesn't
know what it came from, he probably doesn't deserve the information.
As opposed to the many honest threads we've had on conversion between
TRS-80, Apple, Commode, Atari, Kaypro (and other 5.25 CP/M formats),
etc. Why doesn't the requestor know where it came from? Is he a
government agent who stole the data from a "suspect" (In .au now,
probably wants to read the records of a gun retailer to track down
the customers)?
--
Ward Griffiths
Dylan: How many years must some people exist,
before they're allowed to be free?
WDG3rd: If they "must" exist until they're "allowed",
they'll never be free.
3:47 p.m.
Ward Donald Griffiths III wrote:
Daniel A. Seagraves wrote:
I'm sure anyone involved in this sort of "governmental" influence has plenty
of
places to have the data swapped and put on a format that can be read. This is
probably someone that doesn't have access to an 8" drive and not a clue by the
label
what it contains. They probably found the disks laying in a box of giveaway stuff
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[8" <> 3.5" conversion]
I may be able to do that... I have a working PDP-11 that handles 8" disks.
And if it was generated on a Tandy/Radio Shack System I can definitely
handle it -- and CP/M as well.
The problem with these vague requests is that if the requestor doesn't
know what it came from, he probably doesn't deserve the information.
As opposed to the many honest threads we've had on conversion between
TRS-80, Apple, Commode, Atari, Kaypro (and other 5.25 CP/M formats),
etc. Why doesn't the requestor know where it came from? Is he a
government agent who stole the data from a "suspect" (In .au now,
probably wants to read the records of a gun retailer to track down
the customers)? 
5:17 p.m.
On Fri, 3 Apr 1998, Ward Donald Griffiths III wrote:
The problem with these vague requests is that if the
requestor doesn't
know what it came from, he probably doesn't deserve the information.
Allow me to be blunt (like I need to ask) but this is a most assanine and
elitist attitude to take towards those requesting help with old hardware.
I would hope that we, being folks who possess unique knowledge of obsolete
computers, would harbor more helpful attitudes than the one exhibited
above.
etc. Why doesn't the requestor know where it came
from? Is he a
government agent who stole the data from a "suspect" (In .au now,
probably wants to read the records of a gun retailer to track down
the customers)?
Gee, why not ask and find out before making wild-assed assumptions like
this?
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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8:52 a.m.
New subject: Hacker Toys
On a whim, I just bought a small box of handhelds from DHL (the shipping
folks). A few Symbol 1510's (one 128K, the others 64K), two MSI/85's, a
few laser scanners, and one light pen. Other than dead batteries, they
seem to work. They currently contain EPROMs that contain an uninteresting
(to me) shipping program.
These promise to provide hours of fun if I can find some information about
them. I'd like to trade a couple of these pups away in an effort to get
them into the hands of capable hackers (or anybody that wants to start
their own shipping business, I suppose).
Send me an offer if you want one. I'll try to take some digital pix this
weekend to better convey their leather-covered full alphanumeric LCD
coolness.
-- Doug
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