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Re: [TRS-80] Copy Atari to LDOS or MSDOS?

On 12 Jul 2009 at 17:28, Bob Doerr wrote:

> Supercross enables transfer of data from any of many diskette formats to
> others, but does not seem to include Atari.
>
> (I routinely copy text files from LDOS to MSDOS on my 4P.)
>
> Is there a way to transfer data from Atari?

If it's an Atari ST, just format the disks on the PC. I had a roomie
with one and I just used a DRIVPARM line in config.sys to set up the
right tracks, sides and density.

Y'see the only difference was that the ST ignored the "index hole" on
the floppy. But PCs insist on it being used to say "sector 0 is about
to come by".




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Hi Supercross enables transfer of data from any of many diskette formats to others, but does not seem to include Atari. (I routinely copy text files from LDOS...
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... Years ago (around 1996 or so) I transferred files from Atari ST to MSDos using an Amiga. That Amiga (not mine, a friend had one) could read and write both...
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... If it's an Atari ST, just format the disks on the PC. I had a roomie with one and I just used a DRIVPARM line in config.sys to set up the right tracks,...
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