NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/comp/sys/laptops/4789

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From: [e-mail] (Maarten Meijer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops,comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.sys.misc
Subject: Floppy format of Japanese NEC PC-9800 Notebook
Summary: How to read/convert diskettes of the Japanese NEC PC-98 Notebook
Keywords: Japanese, NEC, PC-98, Notebook
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: 23 Dec 92 11:59:36 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.laptops
Organization: Academic Computer Centre Utrecht
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On behalf of a Japanese colleague at our university in the Netherlands
I would like to know if there's anyone who knows how to read or convert
floppies from a NEC PC-9801 NS/E Notebook computer with MS-DOS 3.3 on/to
a normal MS-DOS computer.
The floppy format of this special notebook (that can display not only
the English letters, but also Japanese characters) appears to be
unreadable in standard MS-DOS floppy drives (those that we use to call
NEC compatible ... ). Some people here suggested that it should be
readible on a Macintosh, but so far we didn't succeed.

Another solution would be a serial cable (null modem) but even the
serial port doesn't seem to be standard RS-232. It's a female connector
instead of a male one, to just mention a detail.

Any reaction or suggestion would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in
advance!

--
Maarten Meijer ([e-mail])
   ACCU -- Academic Computing Centre Utrecht University --
   Budapestlaan 8, P.O.Box 80011, 3508 TA Utrecht, Netherlands.
   phone [phone] / fax [phone]