24 Jul
2003
24 Jul
'03
9:43 p.m.
Teoz,
The specs differ a fair bit from the 8250 to the 1571. The 8250 can store
1024k per disk (http://www.zimmers.net/cbmpics/deieee2.html) whereas the
1571 can store 360k per disk (http://www.zimmers.net/cbmpics/d1571s.html) so
I don't think this is an option.
As far as importing into access goes, I am willing to do a bit of mucking
around. Getting the data in plain text would be great.
Lance.
-----Original Message-----
From: TeoZ [mailto:teoz@neo.rr.com]
Sent: Friday, 25 July 2003 9:05 AM
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Data conversion (Commodore 64, 8250 Disk Drive, SuperBase)
If a commodore 1571 drive can read your disk you can connect the 1571 direct
to a pc via parrallel port and use software to dump the files directly to
the pc. Converting the database to access might be a problem if the format
isnt standard.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2743816122&categ…
I have used this type of cable to copy files from a pc to a 1541 drive and
back , supports 1571 (double sided 5.25)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lance Semmens" <ls(a)essential.com.au>
To: "Cctalk (E-mail)" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 7:19 PM
Subject: Data conversion (Commodore 64, 8250 Disk Drive, SuperBase)
I have 4 disks (5 1/4 floppies) full of data that
I'm looking to import
into
an Access Database.
The data was written on a Commodore 64 with an 8250 double disk drive. The
custom software
that was being used sat on top of a SuperBase database.
If anyone has the means to convert this data or can offer some tips as to
how I could go about
doing this it would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Lance.
24 Jul
24 Jul
10:06 p.m.
Do you have a 8250 drive and a c64 handy or can you borrow one?
If so you can use star commander to connect your c64 to a dos era pc and set
it up as drive unit 9. You then setup the 8250 as drive unit 8. Copy the
data from 8 to 9.
If you know some programming you can communicate with the 8250 (its
basically a computer sending data over a IEEE488 interface) and have it send
the data through the interface cable to you PC.
I am assuming that the 8250 uses the same interface cable to the c64 as the
normal 1541/1571/1581 drives do.
It all depends on how much you need this data, and how much you want to
spend on recovering it. Getting a copy of Superbase on the c64 and doing a
data dump of the files to aschi would be the best thing.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lance Semmens" <ls(a)essential.com.au>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 10:34 PM
Subject: RE: Data conversion (Commodore 64, 8250 Disk Drive, SuperBase)
Teoz,
The specs differ a fair bit from the 8250 to the 1571. The 8250 can store
1024k per disk (http://www.zimmers.net/cbmpics/deieee2.html) whereas the
1571 can store 360k per disk (http://www.zimmers.net/cbmpics/d1571s.html)
so
I don't think this is an option.
As far as importing into access goes, I am willing to do a bit of mucking
around. Getting the data in plain text would be great.
Lance.
-----Original Message-----
From: TeoZ [mailto:teoz@neo.rr.com]
Sent: Friday, 25 July 2003 9:05 AM
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Data conversion (Commodore 64, 8250 Disk Drive, SuperBase)
If a commodore 1571 drive can read your disk you can connect the 1571
direct
to a pc via parrallel port and use software to dump
the files directly to
the pc. Converting the database to access might be a problem if the format
isnt standard.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2743816122&categ…
I have used this type of cable to copy files from a pc to a 1541 drive and
back , supports 1571 (double sided 5.25)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lance Semmens" <ls(a)essential.com.au>
To: "Cctalk (E-mail)" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 7:19 PM
Subject: Data conversion (Commodore 64, 8250 Disk Drive, SuperBase)
The
I have 4 disks (5 1/4 floppies) full of data that
I'm looking to import
into
> an Access Database.
> The data was written on a Commodore 64 with an 8250 double disk drive. > custom software
> that was being used sat on top of a SuperBase database.
>
> If anyone has the means to convert this data or can offer some tips as
to
> how I could go about
> doing this it would be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Lance.
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