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- From: David Powell <djpowe@essex.ac.uk>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: data transfer from amiga to pc
- Date: Fri, 01 Mar 1996 17:49:16 +0000
- Organization: Essex University, England
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- Guy De Cock wrote:
- >
- > Is it possible to transfer data from an amiga to a pc (dos or Windows)
- > by disk ? I would like to get data from a database (miamiga file) to a
- > pc at work.
- >
- > Thanks
-
- As from OS2.1+ there is a driver built into workbench so that you
- can read and write PC format floppy disks. The driver should be on the
- Storage disk (or storage drawer in your workbench harddisk partition).
- In the DOSdrivers drawer is a file called PC0. Running this program
- will then allow you to use PC disks in your internal disk drive as
- if they were normal amiga disks. All you need to do then is copy the
- file to a PC disk and then use it on a PC.
- There may be a problem with the files you are trying to
- transfer. Although the file could be copied to the PC, there is
- no guarantee that the PC program you are using will be able to
- understand the file. If it is straight ASCII text then there will
- probably be no problem. Otherwise it depends whether the PC program
- you are using can understand the file.
- If you don't have OS2.1+ then the program 'CrossDOS' will
- do the same thing as the Workbench DOS driver, if you can find it.
- I know it was given away on a Magazine coverdisk a long time ago,
- but other than that I don't know where you can get it from.
-
- If you need more specific information then please e-mail me.
-
- Hope to have been of help,
- David.
- - djpowe@essex.ac.uk -
-