Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!steve@brl-bmd From: steve%brl-bmd@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: Wang to UN*X file transfer Message-ID: <3236@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Tue, 19-Jul-83 08:00:30 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.3236 Posted: Tue Jul 19 08:00:30 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 21-Jul-83 17:01:11 EDT Lines: 19 From: Stephen WolffWe actually had to do this (well, it was to V6/7 and 4.1BSD, but no matter). Our original data were on Wang floppies, which turned out to be incompatible with most of the rest of the universe - including other Wangs. -=> FLAME ON <=- The sad truth seems to be that the WP turkeys don't want to be compatible with anything; they'd much rather lock you into their stuff so you never get the chance to find out there may be something better! In our case it had just the opposite effect - we ultimately threw away the word processors. -=> FLAME OFF <=- We finally got the data into UNIX files; it took about a year from start to finish and involved (in quantity) eye of newt, tongue of bat and a lot of widdershins about the whatnot. Drop a note to Sam Chamberlain ; he knows the ropes and bears the scars.