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Conference 7.286::atarist

Title:Atari ST, TT, & Falcon
Notice:Please read note 1.0 and its replies before posting!
Moderator:FUNYET::ANDERSON
Created:Mon Apr 04 1988
Last Modified:Tue May 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1433
Total number of notes:10312

546.0. "3.5 to 5.25 file copy" by PEOVAX::LEWIS (RONCO makes the best board popper...) Mon Jul 24 1989 13:06

    Is there any software available for copying files from a 3.5" drive to
    a 5.25" drive which has been formatted with DOS? 
    
    I recently purchased an IB 5.25 drive & am aware of IB copy for 21.95.
    Before I purchase it, I wanted to make sure there wasn't some PD
    program already available.
    
    				Carl.
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546.1WHy not TOS?UKCSSE::KEANEMon Jul 24 1989 14:3511
    Hi carl,
    Whats wrong with using TOS?
    
    I thought that the disk structures were compatible, oh oh, I just
    thought, is your 5 1/4 40 track?. I dont know whether it will work 80
    to 40 track, 
    There is a PD proggy  to put an IBM block zero on disks something to do
    with serial numbers, so that the PC can read them, otherwise you have to 
    format on an PC, to use on the ST.
    
    	Pat.
546.240 track, 360k drivePEOVAX::LEWISRONCO makes the best board popper...Mon Jul 24 1989 16:148
    Pat,
    
    My 5.25 drive is 40 track, 360k.  The problem I'm having is trying to
    copy files from a TOS disk to the IBM formatted disk.  It seems to copy
    the file, then gives me an error message that drive B is not
    responding.
    
    			Carl.
546.3Problem resolved!PEOVAX::LEWISRONCO makes the best board popper...Tue Jul 25 1989 15:3628
    Last night I discovered if I boot up using the utility & formatter
    disk that was supplied with my IB drive, I can copy my files (one at a
    time) from the 3.5 TOS disk to my IB 5.25 360k DOS disk without any
    error.
    
    The disk I refer to must be modifying GEM when I boot it.  The
    following is a list of the files on it:
    
    Folders: 2		Files: 8
    
    AUTO (folder)
    
    FSELV60.PRG		RESM.PRG
    
    DOCFILES (folder)
    
    AUTOSORT.DOC	FORMATER.DOC	FSELV60.DOC
    
    
    Top level directory:
    
    AUTO
    AUTOSORT.PRG
    DESKTOP.INF
    DOCFILES
    FMT.PRG
    
    				Carl.
546.4You need to slow the step rateOLDTMR::WALLACETue Aug 08 1989 18:366
    To use the 5.25 disk drive you need to slow the step rate down for
    drive B:. There are a few PD programs around that will do this for you
    but it sounds like you already have such a program on your utilities
    disk (must be RESM.PRG in the auto folder).
    
    	Ray