4 Feb
1998
4 Feb
'98
5:11 a.m.
Does anyone know of a conversion utiliy which will
convert files from a
CP/M machine to Mac format? There is someone here willing to part with his
Kaypro 4 but needs to convert his old files first.
No one's mentioned the problem that you'll also need to convert
the *data* once you've moved the *files*. Which word processor
created the files, and which contemporary word processor do you
hope to use them in? You may need to revive the original machine
or something similar in order to re-save the documents in ASCII.
Conversion programs might be available, but that might cost $$$.
Of course, you'll need to run 22Disk on a PC equipped with both
5 1/4 and 3 1/2 floppies, then move the files to a 3 1/2 PC disk, and
the Mac can read them as-is.
- John
Jefferson Computer Museum <http://www.threedee.com/jcm>
4 Feb
4 Feb
5:42 a.m.
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5 Feb
5 Feb
6:46 a.m.
On Wed, 4 Feb 1998, Tim Shoppa wrote:
Very stupid netiquette question of mine: on Usenet, it
is common
to simply refer askers of Frequently Asked Questions to the FAQ. It
seems very backwards to me that this isn't done very often on the
classiccmp mailing list - most of the posts end up talking about something
that is already well-addressed and, frankly, quite boring. Is there
something in the classiccmp charter that I missed? Am I being completely
out-of-line to refer folks to resources on Usenet or elsewhere on the
Web?
I don't think so. But on the other hand, sometimes its nice for the
students in Computer Collecting 101 to get involved in a full discussion
of a certain subject with those who are knowledgeable on it. It helps
them to learn.
I think its subjective. If we've just gone through a full discussion on
how to convert CP/M files to another format and someone comes in and asks
the same question within the next 6 weeks, then maybe its time to refer
them to the FAQ.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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4 Feb
4 Feb
9:08 a.m.
On Wed, 4 Feb 1998, John Foust wrote:
If the data to be transferred is text from a wordprocessor program used
on a Kaypro, it about 99:1 that the program was Wordstar, and conversion
of WS document files should be quite easy.
- don
Does anyone
know of a conversion utiliy which will convert files from a
CP/M machine to Mac format? There is someone here willing to part with his
Kaypro 4 but needs to convert his old files first.
No one's mentioned the problem that you'll also need to convert
the *data* once you've moved the *files*. Which word processor
created the files, and which contemporary word processor do you
hope to use them in? You may need to revive the original machine
or something similar in order to re-save the documents in ASCII. Conversion programs might be available, but that might
cost $$$.
Of course, you'll need to run 22Disk on a PC equipped with both
5 1/4 and 3 1/2 floppies, then move the files to a 3 1/2 PC disk, and
the Mac can read them as-is.
- John
Jefferson Computer Museum <http://www.threedee.com/jcm>
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