Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!iuvax!purdue!bu-cs!bucsb!bear
From: bear@bucsb.UUCP (Blair M. Burtan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: bridgecard problem
Message-ID: <3101@bucsb.UUCP>
Date: 16 Aug 89 02:24:19 GMT
References: <21653@louie.udel.EDU>
Reply-To: bear@bucsb.bu.edu (Blair M. Burtan)
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga
Organization: Boston Univ Comp. Sci.
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In article <21653@louie.udel.EDU> casebolt%esdc.span@fedex.msfc.nasa.gov writes:
>I have a 2088 bridge card in my A2000 and have tried using the programs
>supplied with the card to port files to / from the AMIGA side. Specifically
>the programs are AREAD.EXE and AWRITE.EXE. I tried to copy a XX.GIF  graphics
>file from DF1: on the AMIGA side down to the Bridge side drive A:
>
>The Program appeared to come across but I sould not display the file with the PC
>gif file viewer called CSHOW.EXE... I took the IBM diskette to work and I could
>not view it on any IBM or clones either!... The manual says these files (Awrite 
>/AREAD) work. YEP the files were transfered but the gif files would not work...
>What NOW?????
>
>Are the files AREAD / AWRITE used strictly for ASCII files?.... ANy help
>would be appreciated...
>
Now there's a good question.  I have a Sidecar and I can't get Aread
and Awrite to work at all.  Do I have to have an external 5 1/4" drive
to use these programs?  How about Janus 2.0?  Any reply would save
me a phone call to CATS.

                                   - Bear



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