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From: [e-mail] (James Scott)
Subject: REQUEST: Moving data from a CPT to a laptop.
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Hello out here in Net.Land....

I hope you will pardon the extensive cross-posting, but this doesn't
seem to fit in any one place, if you know of a better forum, please
let me know...

That said, here's my problem:  I am trying to retreive the data from
an ancient CPT 8515.  This is a dedicated word processor that was
manufactured circa 1985.  It takes 8inch, ss/sd disks that supposedly
hold ~120k apiece.  We wish to convert the data to some format
readable by an MS-Dos machine... as close to ASCII or WP51 as
possible.

We can transfer files from the CPT to a laptop via a serial
connection, but only in a limited fashion.  That is, we can retrieve
the data and send it, but without file breaks or file names or labels
of any sort.

What I am looking for is a way to transmit the missing information:
the file name in particular, and the extended label if possible.  Am I
trying to re-invent the wheel?  Has some kind soul already figured out
a way to do this?

Thanks in advance for any pointers.  Please respond by e-mail, and I
will summarize (somewhere....) if there is interest....

Thanks!

James Scott
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