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GeoffB17 · 8th Jan 2019, 12:07 am

Hello,

If anyone is still looking about this..

My PCW 8256 is sat here, still working fine, and I have 3.5" and 5.25" drives attached as well. I can read ONLY the CF2 3" disks, NOT the CF2DD. I can copy files to a CP/M 3.5" disk, then use an old 486 with 22DISK to extract the files from that, and copy to PC disk (3.5", or even 5.25" if required). Then, back to the current PCs and then transfer to CD, or zip and email. Your choice.

Geoff, Guisborough

8th Jan 2019, 12:07 am	#18
GeoffB17 Tetrode Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Guisborough, North Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 80	Re: Can anyone read the old CF2 discs ? Hello, If anyone is still looking about this.. My PCW 8256 is sat here, still working fine, and I have 3.5" and 5.25" drives attached as well. I can read ONLY the CF2 3" disks, NOT the CF2DD. I can copy files to a CP/M 3.5" disk, then use an old 486 with 22DISK to extract the files from that, and copy to PC disk (3.5", or even 5.25" if required). Then, back to the current PCs and then transfer to CD, or zip and email. Your choice. Geoff, Guisborough