Displaywriter->XT Conversion

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From: C. William Binko
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 1991 22:36

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I need some information about transferring information from a VERY old  IBM
Displaywriter system (with separate 8" floppy drives) to an IBM XT (first
version).  I would assume the data is in ASCII code, but this may not be the
case, perhaps one of you know.  The data is about 10 years worth of ledger work
that would take an eternity to enter by hand, so I need a program to convert
the files to standard IBM format.  I would also appreciate information about
connecting the 8"s to my XT.  I haven't even bothered to look at thier
connectors, but I would assume that they are fairly standard.

Thanks,
Bill (Wanka)
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University of Florida (Gainseville,FL) Bitnet:   JNET%1::wanka@ufpine" OR
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