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| 1505.1 | | WJG::GUINEAU | | Thu Jun 30 1988 13:02 | 6 |
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there is a thing called DOS-TO-DOS (SP?) but I'm not sure if it works with
3.5" format
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| 1505.2 | DOS-2-DOS for IBM | TLE::RMEYERS | Randy Meyers | Thu Jun 30 1988 18:48 | 12 |
| Re: .0
No current way for an Amiga and Mac to directly trade data on 3.5
inch disks. The Mac has variable speed drives that slow their
rotational speed as the read head moves towards the center of the
disk and speed up as the head moves towards the edge. People have
been able to write Amiga software to read some of the tracks of
a Mac disk, but this isn't that useful.
DOS-2-DOS reads and writes 3.5 inch MS/DOS disks. If you get the 5.25
inch floppy drive, you can use the PCTOOLS on the Amiga Basic disk
to read and write IBM floppies.
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| 1505.3 | Transformer V1.2 | MTWAIN::MACDONALD | WA1OMM 7.093/145.05/223.58 AX.25 | Thu Jun 30 1988 23:24 | 5 |
| No problem reading 3.5" MS-DOS diskettes on an Amiga ... all you
need is Transformer V1.2 which turns your Amiga into a PC Clone.
Its about half the speed of a standard PC, and it won't handle PC
graphics, but things like DB III, PROComm, and other programs work
just fine.
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| 1505.4 | Transformer V1.2 | SUOIS3::BLATZHEIM | Udo | Thu Jul 07 1988 11:04 | 8 |
| > all you need is Transformer V1.2 which turns your
Amiga into a PC clone <
Who sell the Transformer V1.2 Software ?
Do you have a phonenumber or adress ?
Thanks
Udo
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| 1505.5 | Commodore makes Transformer | NAC::PLOUFF | Beautiful downtown Littleton | Thu Jul 07 1988 13:30 | 18 |
| The "Transformer" is a Commodore product which consists of:
- a 5-1/4 inch floppy disk drive
- PC emulation software.
In the US is costs $200-225, but availability is sporadic. The
original Transformer software worked only with AmigaDOS v1.1. Now
there is an upgrade which dealers are distributing, possibly free.
Don't know which version of the software comes in the box, and some
dealers don't know about the upgrade. In addition, Transformer
works with the A1000, but may not work with the A500, and definitely
does NOT work with the A2000. (Perhaps others can fill the holes
in this note.)
P.S. Know any dealer in Massachusetts who has them in stock?
Wes
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| 1505.6 | Sure it works on a 2000 ... | MTWAIN::MACDONALD | WA1OMM 7.093/145.05/223.58 AX.25 | Thu Jul 07 1988 15:57 | 5 |
| Dunno where the rumor about Transformer not working on the 2000
sprouted from, but it DEFINITELY DOES work on the Amiga 2000. Many
people who have trouble, do so because they forget to change the
drive numbers on the SETPREFS program that comes with the
Transformer.
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| 1505.7 | | EVER11::EKLOF | We're everywhere. | Thu Jul 07 1988 17:04 | 6 |
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The consensus on usenet was that Transformer does NOT work on an
Amiga 2000 with the older German Keyboards.
Mark
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| 1505.8 | | BAGELS::BRANNON | Dave Brannon | Thu Jul 07 1988 22:46 | 8 |
| .7 is right, the Transformer likes the 2000, but the different
timing of the German designed A2000 keyboard (with the small function
keys) keeps it from reading the keyboard. I understand that it
is possible to buy a newer A2000 keyboard (with the large function
keys). Last time I asked, the Memory Location said something like
$134 for the new keyboard.
-Dave
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