Re: IBM -> Atari Disk

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From: ron abramson
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 1988 21:24

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William F. Pemberton writes
>Does any one out there know of a way to for a ST and an IBM PC to 
>read/write each others disk formats?  I'm trying to get some of the
>binaries for my girlfiends ST, but the only access that I have to the
>Net is through PCs.

Take a double sided disk and format it on the IBM using

format b: /T:80/N:9

you will then have a disk that is read/write compatible for
both the IBM and Atari ST.

			It works for me!

			Ron Abramson


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From: rona@hpdml93.HP.COM (ron abramson)
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Subject: Re: IBM -> Atari Disk
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Date: 9 Dec 88 21:24:16 GMT
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