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- From: usr6473a@TSO.UC.EDU (Christopher Tarnowieckyi)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Subject: Re: Help ! PFS:File to ProDos/AppleWorks
- Message-ID: <9207221722.AA05901@tso.uc.edu>
- Date: 22 Jul 92 17:22:40 GMT
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- > Is there any way to export PFS:File data files to any ProDos or
- > AppleWorks format ? I have the CrossWorks product that transfers
- > ProDos/AppleWorks files over to an IBM PC but it cannot read the
- > PFS:File disks. Any help or pointers is much appreciated !
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- > Damien Thwaites Tel : (65) 279-8947
- > Information Technology Department Email : thwaites@hpsgm2.sgp.hp.co
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- > Hewlett-Packard Singapore Fax : (65) 279-2862
- > 1150 Depot Road, SINGAPORE 0410. HPDesk : Damien Thwaites /HP3200/0
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- tried to mail you an answer direct but it bounced. The program you need
- is available at wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4) via FTP. It's in the
- /usenet/apple2/Util directory and it's called 'pfs.to.txt.bsq'
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- I beleive that another option would be to make use of the Pascal FST in
- system 6.0. As I remember, PFS was run under the USCD Pascal Operating
- system, so one should be able to copy the PFS files from the PFS disks to
- a GS/OS volume. Then one could try changing the file type to TEXT with
- a file editor and see if the resulting file is usable. It might be that
- PFS stored the data files in Pascal Text files in which case I beleive the
- 6.0 system software will correctly identify it as a text file and copy it
- as a text file, so one wouldn't even have to get dirty with file editors.
-
- Christopher
- usr6473a@tso.uc.edu
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