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Old September 23rd 10, 03:10 PM posted to comp.hardware
Steven Fox
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Default Get data from ST506 to modern disk!

Challenge:
Get data from ST506 to modern computer

Resources:
Old machine Dos 3 and ST506 disk

Middle aged machine with Windows 95 and an ISA port

Modern PC

Approach so far:
Plug ST506 into middle age machine- middle age machine boots to dos 3 and
cannot see
its IDE hard-drive (due to way ST506 works by using a bios hook)

Dos 3 also does not support 3.5" floppy drive so using middle age machine
floppy does not work

my last idea was to use a null modem cable, but I've no idea what to use in
dos 3 to transfer the files this way!

Can anyone help?