There were two forms of Locoscript. The later version can be converted quite
easily, the original one not, or less so.
The computer department at Hull University were able to help us with some
such files, but that was several years ago, and we contacted them through a
friend, so I do not know whom you ask. There is, I think, an archivist there
somewhere, whose interest might be aroused.
There are two problems: one is that Locoscript used its own private formats,
and the other is that the disks were non-standard. But there is a device you
can (could) get which attached to the back and allowed ordingar serial (COM)
port communications. We did quite a bit of it, and it was not hard: but that
too was a longish time ago (about 1988). I do not remember the details.
It is certainly mnot an insoluble problem, but it may involve a high degree
of persistence. Remember that fellow in a cave, watching spiders.
Anselm Cramer OSB
Monastery Librarian
Ampleforth Abbey
York YO62 4EN
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Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 4:19 PM
Subject: personal electronic records
> following on from Arwel's message, does anyone know how I can translate
> mateial held in Locoscript on old Amstrad discs into IBM/MS compatible
> form?
>
> many thanks
> Rosemary Hayes
>
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