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From: c15o@alf.zfn.uni-bremen.de (Thilo Wunderlich)
Subject: Re: C64 Infocom games to .dat files? Help...
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Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1993 20:14:42 GMT
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SJ TJASINK (stjasink@cs1.uct.ac.za) wrote:
: I found a posting somewhere not so long ago that said that you could convert 
: your Commodore 64 Infocom games into a .dat file that could be used on other 
: machines. I got the c64.to.dat file that was on ftp.gmd.de and compiled 
: it... everything look wonderful. Then it came to running it. It looked for a 
: file on my hard drive instead of trying to read the floppy disk. Yes, I did 
: think that it would be a miracle if my pc could read the c64 disk, but I do 
: believe in miracles. :) So... how exactly do I get this done? Is there some 
: other program that I have to use to create a file from my c64 disk and then 
: use this, or am I not using this c64todat properly? Hoping someone can 
: help... :) Thanks.
: Stephen Tjasink
: stjasink@cs.uct.ac.za

Hi !
I just did that what you are trying to do ... :*)
First I connected my C64 to an RS232 Interface and a null-modem Cable 
and plugged that one into the serial port of my PC.
Then I got from sandman.cco.caltech.edu:/pub/rknop/archivers the following files
unzip, [1-4]_zip and the 1_zip2.0.readme (You should read that one).
With this zipcode program you'll copy a whole disk to 4 files.
Transfer those 4 files to your pc.
Now you'll needa a program called zip2dsk (its from Paul David Doherty author 
of c64.to.dat, I can't find his address) which will convert those 4 files
into a 64dsk file which you have to convert with c64.to.dat.
This file is playable with any infocomplayer.
Very simple isn't it :*) If you find this too confusing, email me
and I'll try to write simpler instructions. 

All the best 
Thilo

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Thilo Wunderlich    c15o@alf.zfn.uni-bremen.de
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