Reading IBM PS/2 disks

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From: Lynn Gold
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 1989 23:21

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I need to read some ASCII files off disks written by an IBM PS/2.

The 314s on my ST can't read high-density IBM 3.5" floppies; they
can't read low-density disks produced by a high-density drive.  The
local Atari dealer says it's due to the difference in head size on the
disk drives.

Is there any way I can read these IBM disks?  Is there some kind of
special hardware or software I need to buy?

Thanks,

--Lynn


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From: lgold@bambam.metaphor.com (Lynn Gold)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Reading IBM PS/2 disks
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Date: 22 Sep 89 23:21:59 GMT
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