Old EW Avionics Model B file (.ewt) conversion to .igc

[Tom BravoMike]

I used it in the 1990s and still have a nice collection of flight logs which I cannot open to watch in the modern software. Don't have the old EWView program. Anyone can help? Thanks in advance ...

[Paul Candler[_2_]]

I had the same problem some years ago, and found a copy of the
CONV-EWA utility. I think it was on the old EW (not EWavionics)
website, which is no longer there, not sure if it's available anywhere
else.

It's an old MS-DOS program, and it won't run on my 64-bit Windows7
PC, but luckily I had an old laptop kicking around that it would run on
and I converted all of my flights. I can send a copy if you like.


At 22:20 28 February 2020, Tom BravoMike wrote:
>I used it in the 1990s and still have a nice collection of flight logs
>which I cannot open to watch in the modern software. Don't have the
old
>EWView program. Anyone can help? Thanks in advance ...
>

[Tim Newport-Peace[_6_]]

I have a put copy at www.newportpeace.co.uk/temp/CONV-EWA.EXE

As Paul says, it has has problems because it wants Full-Screen mode and it
is a 16-bit program and won't run on a on a 64-bit PC.

Both these problems can be solved by running under DOSBOX.

I have written notes on using DOSBOX for these 16-bit programs at:
http://www.ukiws.demon.co.uk/GFAC/documents/FRs_without_DLL.pdf

Share and enjoy!


At 08:13 29 February 2020, Paul Candler wrote:
>I had the same problem some years ago, and found a copy of the
>CONV-EWA utility. I think it was on the old EW (not EWavionics)
>website, which is no longer there, not sure if it's available anywhere
>else.
>
>It's an old MS-DOS program, and it won't run on my 64-bit Windows7
>PC, but luckily I had an old laptop kicking around that it would run on
>and I converted all of my flights. I can send a copy if you like.
>
>
>At 22:20 28 February 2020, Tom BravoMike wrote:
>>I used it in the 1990s and still have a nice collection of flight logs
>>which I cannot open to watch in the modern software. Don't have the
>old
>>EWView program. Anyone can help? Thanks in advance ...
>>
>
>

[Martin Gregorie[_6_]]

On Sat, 29 Feb 2020 09:45:15 +0000, Tim Newport-Peace wrote:

>
> Share and enjoy!
>
Are you the new Sirius Cybernetics Sales rep?


--
Martin | martin at
Gregorie | gregorie dot org

[Tim Newport-Peace[_6_]]

At 11:23 29 February 2020, Martin Gregorie wrote:
>On Sat, 29 Feb 2020 09:45:15 +0000, Tim Newport-Peace wrote:
>
>>
>> Share and enjoy!
>>
>Are you the new Sirius Cybernetics Sales rep?
>
And you will remember the Sirius Cybernetics Motto?

[Martin Gregorie[_6_]]

On Sat, 29 Feb 2020 11:49:48 +0000, Tim Newport-Peace wrote:

> At 11:23 29 February 2020, Martin Gregorie wrote:
>>On Sat, 29 Feb 2020 09:45:15 +0000, Tim Newport-Peace wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Share and enjoy!
>>>
>>Are you the new Sirius Cybernetics Sales rep?
>>
> And you will remember the Sirius Cybernetics Motto?

Of course, especially after their new giant 3D version of the motto
partially sank under its own weight and read a little differently. At
least the complaints dept were first against the wall when the revolution
came.

I saw the stage version in the Hammersmith Odeon, which was wonderful.
Best Zaphod ever. Sadly, that was too late in the run to get a Pan-
galactic Gargle-blaster during the interval.


--
Martin | martin at
Gregorie | gregorie dot org

[Tom BravoMike]

On Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 4:00:05 AM UTC-6, Tim Newport-Peace wrote:
> I have a put copy at www.newportpeace.co.uk/temp/CONV-EWA.EXE
>
> As Paul says, it has has problems because it wants Full-Screen mode and it
> is a 16-bit program and won't run on a on a 64-bit PC.
>
> Both these problems can be solved by running under DOSBOX.
>
> I have written notes on using DOSBOX for these 16-bit programs at:
> http://www.ukiws.demon.co.uk/GFAC/documents/FRs_without_DLL.pdf
>
> Share and enjoy!
>
>
> At 08:13 29 February 2020, Paul Candler wrote:
> >I had the same problem some years ago, and found a copy of the
> >CONV-EWA utility. I think it was on the old EW (not EWavionics)
> >website, which is no longer there, not sure if it's available anywhere
> >else.
> >
> >It's an old MS-DOS program, and it won't run on my 64-bit Windows7
> >PC, but luckily I had an old laptop kicking around that it would run on
> >and I converted all of my flights. I can send a copy if you like.
> >
> >
> >At 22:20 28 February 2020, Tom BravoMike wrote:
> >>I used it in the 1990s and still have a nice collection of flight logs
> >>which I cannot open to watch in the modern software. Don't have the
> >old
> >>EWView program. Anyone can help? Thanks in advance ...
> >>
> >
> >

Thanks, Tim (and everyone who responded). The conv-ewa.exe file was what I was looking for and couldn't find. Now that I've got it, as I am a lucky owner of an old Toshiba laptop with Win98 system and broken both USB port and CD drive, I'm trying to find a way to transfer the files to the laptop and launch them. I will let you know when I succeed with the ewt-to-igc conversion, as there is one particular flight from 1997 I'm very curious to look at, my shortest ever non-crash landing/roll-out on approx. 10 meters in a PW-5.

[Tim Newport-Peace[_6_]]

At 19:40 29 February 2020, Tom BravoMike wrote:
>On Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 4:00:05 AM UTC-6, Tim Newport-Peace
>wrote=
>:
>> I have a put copy at www.newportpeace.co.uk/temp/CONV-EWA.EXE
>>=20
>> As Paul says, it has has problems because it wants Full-Screen mode and
>i=
>t
>> is a 16-bit program and won't run on a on a 64-bit PC.
>>=20
>> Both these problems can be solved by running under DOSBOX.
>>=20
>> I have written notes on using DOSBOX for these 16-bit programs at:
>> http://www.ukiws.demon.co.uk/GFAC/documents/FRs_without_DLL.pdf
>>=20
>> Share and enjoy!
>>=20
>>=20

>> >At 22:20 28 February 2020, Tom BravoMike wrote:
>> >>I used it in the 1990s and still have a nice collection of flight
logs
>> >>which I cannot open to watch in the modern software. Don't have
the=20
>> >old
>> >>EWView program. Anyone can help? Thanks in advance ...
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>
>Thanks, Tim (and everyone who responded). The conv-ewa.exe file was what
I
>=
>was looking for and couldn't find. Now that I've got it, as I am a lucky
>ow=
>ner of an old Toshiba laptop with Win98 system and broken both USB port
>and=
> CD drive, I'm trying to find a way to transfer the files to the laptop
>and=
> launch them. I will let you know when I succeed with the ewt-to-igc
>conver=
>sion, as there is one particular flight from 1997 I'm very curious to
look
>=
>at, my shortest ever non-crash landing/roll-out on approx. 10 meters in a
>P=
>W-5.
>
That souunds like hard work as you have to transfer your files in, convert
them and then transfer out again and all without using CD or USB!

Will your 64-bit PC boot from a USB stick (I have one that will and one
that won't)?

If it will, then go to https://rufus.ie/ and use Rufus to create a bootable
USB drive, nothing to install. Now copy CONV-EWA.EXE and your EW file to
the USB.

You can now Boot from it and convert your files. Reboot you 64-bit PC and
copy the files from the USB stick.

If you cannot boot from USB, then download and install the DOSBOX App (it's
free!) and follow the procedure in:
http://www.ukiws.demon.co.uk/GFAC/documents/FRs_without_DLL.pdf

It all works, and I have tried it out.

Tim.

[Tom BravoMike]

On Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 5:45:04 AM UTC-6, Tim Newport-Peace wrote:
> At 19:40 29 February 2020, Tom BravoMike wrote:
> >On Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 4:00:05 AM UTC-6, Tim Newport-Peace
> >wrote=
> >:
> >> I have a put copy at www.newportpeace.co.uk/temp/CONV-EWA.EXE
> >>=20
> >> As Paul says, it has has problems because it wants Full-Screen mode and
> >i=
> >t
> >> is a 16-bit program and won't run on a on a 64-bit PC.
> >>=20
> >> Both these problems can be solved by running under DOSBOX.
> >>=20
> >> I have written notes on using DOSBOX for these 16-bit programs at:
> >> http://www.ukiws.demon.co.uk/GFAC/documents/FRs_without_DLL.pdf
> >>=20
> >> Share and enjoy!
> >>=20
> >>=20
>
> >> >At 22:20 28 February 2020, Tom BravoMike wrote:
> >> >>I used it in the 1990s and still have a nice collection of flight
> logs
> >> >>which I cannot open to watch in the modern software. Don't have
> the=20
> >> >old
> >> >>EWView program. Anyone can help? Thanks in advance ...
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >
> >Thanks, Tim (and everyone who responded). The conv-ewa.exe file was what
> I
> >=
> >was looking for and couldn't find. Now that I've got it, as I am a lucky
> >ow=
> >ner of an old Toshiba laptop with Win98 system and broken both USB port
> >and=
> > CD drive, I'm trying to find a way to transfer the files to the laptop
> >and=
> > launch them. I will let you know when I succeed with the ewt-to-igc
> >conver=
> >sion, as there is one particular flight from 1997 I'm very curious to
> look
> >=
> >at, my shortest ever non-crash landing/roll-out on approx. 10 meters in a
> >P=
> >W-5.
> >
> That souunds like hard work as you have to transfer your files in, convert
> them and then transfer out again and all without using CD or USB!
>
> Will your 64-bit PC boot from a USB stick (I have one that will and one
> that won't)?
>
> If it will, then go to https://rufus.ie/ and use Rufus to create a bootable
> USB drive, nothing to install. Now copy CONV-EWA.EXE and your EW file to
> the USB.
>
> You can now Boot from it and convert your files. Reboot you 64-bit PC and
> copy the files from the USB stick.
>
> If you cannot boot from USB, then download and install the DOSBOX App (it's
> free!) and follow the procedure in:
> http://www.ukiws.demon.co.uk/GFAC/documents/FRs_without_DLL.pdf
>
> It all works, and I have tried it out.
>
> Tim.

Thanks, Tim, sounds interesting and I will give it a try. The old Toshiba laptop is worth keeping anyway for some other old software, partly MS-DOS, and it's D-Sub RS232 port. The CD drive actually works but it's read-only. The 3.5" floppy drive is working OK and I have just ordered an external FDD for my modern PC (should arrive tomorrow, Monday) - who would think that I will be using the floppies again! I'm also trying to remember how the old laptop connected to the internet - can't find the RJ45 socket and not sure it has a Wi-Fi capacity.

[Dan Marotta]

USB portable DVDROM drives are cheap on-line as are USB to serial
adapters.Â* I have and use both.

On 3/1/2020 7:53 AM, Tom BravoMike wrote:
> On Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 5:45:04 AM UTC-6, Tim Newport-Peace wrote:
>> At 19:40 29 February 2020, Tom BravoMike wrote:
>>> On Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 4:00:05 AM UTC-6, Tim Newport-Peace
>>> wrote=
>>> :
>>>> I have a put copy at www.newportpeace.co.uk/temp/CONV-EWA.EXE
>>>> =20
>>>> As Paul says, it has has problems because it wants Full-Screen mode and
>>> i=
>>> t
>>>> is a 16-bit program and won't run on a on a 64-bit PC.
>>>> =20
>>>> Both these problems can be solved by running under DOSBOX.
>>>> =20
>>>> I have written notes on using DOSBOX for these 16-bit programs at:
>>>> http://www.ukiws.demon.co.uk/GFAC/documents/FRs_without_DLL.pdf
>>>> =20
>>>> Share and enjoy!
>>>> =20
>>>> =20
>>>>> At 22:20 28 February 2020, Tom BravoMike wrote:
>>>>>> I used it in the 1990s and still have a nice collection of flight
>> logs
>>>>>> which I cannot open to watch in the modern software. Don't have
>> the=20
>>>>> old
>>>>>> EWView program. Anyone can help? Thanks in advance ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>> Thanks, Tim (and everyone who responded). The conv-ewa.exe file was what
>> I
>>> =
>>> was looking for and couldn't find. Now that I've got it, as I am a lucky
>>> ow=
>>> ner of an old Toshiba laptop with Win98 system and broken both USB port
>>> and=
>>> CD drive, I'm trying to find a way to transfer the files to the laptop
>>> and=
>>> launch them. I will let you know when I succeed with the ewt-to-igc
>>> conver=
>>> sion, as there is one particular flight from 1997 I'm very curious to
>> look
>>> =
>>> at, my shortest ever non-crash landing/roll-out on approx. 10 meters in a
>>> P=
>>> W-5.
>>>
>> That souunds like hard work as you have to transfer your files in, convert
>> them and then transfer out again and all without using CD or USB!
>>
>> Will your 64-bit PC boot from a USB stick (I have one that will and one
>> that won't)?
>>
>> If it will, then go to https://rufus.ie/ and use Rufus to create a bootable
>> USB drive, nothing to install. Now copy CONV-EWA.EXE and your EW file to
>> the USB.
>>
>> You can now Boot from it and convert your files. Reboot you 64-bit PC and
>> copy the files from the USB stick.
>>
>> If you cannot boot from USB, then download and install the DOSBOX App (it's
>> free!) and follow the procedure in:
>> http://www.ukiws.demon.co.uk/GFAC/documents/FRs_without_DLL.pdf
>>
>> It all works, and I have tried it out.
>>
>> Tim.
> Thanks, Tim, sounds interesting and I will give it a try. The old Toshiba laptop is worth keeping anyway for some other old software, partly MS-DOS, and it's D-Sub RS232 port. The CD drive actually works but it's read-only. The 3.5" floppy drive is working OK and I have just ordered an external FDD for my modern PC (should arrive tomorrow, Monday) - who would think that I will be using the floppies again! I'm also trying to remember how the old laptop connected to the internet - can't find the RJ45 socket and not sure it has a Wi-Fi capacity.

--
Dan, 5J

[Tim Newport-Peace[_6_]]

True Oh Dan, but Tom has said that his Toshiba's 2 USB ports are broken...

At 16:31 01 March 2020, Dan Marotta wrote:
>USB portable DVDROM drives are cheap on-line as are USB to serial
>adapters.Â* I have and use both.
>
>On 3/1/2020 7:53 AM, Tom BravoMike wrote:
>> On Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 5:45:04 AM UTC-6, Tim Newport-Peace wrote:
>>> At 19:40 29 February 2020, Tom BravoMike wrote:
>>>> On Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 4:00:05 AM UTC-6, Tim Newport-Peace
>>>> wrote=
>>>> :
>>>>> I have a put copy at www.newportpeace.co.uk/temp/CONV-EWA.EXE
>>>>> =20
>>>>> As Paul says, it has has problems because it wants Full-Screen mode
>and
>>>> i=
>>>> t
>>>>> is a 16-bit program and won't run on a on a 64-bit PC.
>>>>> =20
>>>>> Both these problems can be solved by running under DOSBOX.
>>>>> =20
>>>>> I have written notes on using DOSBOX for these 16-bit programs at:
>>>>> http://www.ukiws.demon.co.uk/GFAC/documents/FRs_without_DLL.pdf
>>>>> =20
>>>>> Share and enjoy!
>>>>> =20
>>>>> =20
>>>>>> At 22:20 28 February 2020, Tom BravoMike wrote:
>>>>>>> I used it in the 1990s and still have a nice collection of flight
>>> logs
>>>>>>> which I cannot open to watch in the modern software. Don't have
>>> the=20
>>>>>> old
>>>>>>> EWView program. Anyone can help? Thanks in advance ...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> Thanks, Tim (and everyone who responded). The conv-ewa.exe file was
>what
>>> I
>>>> =
>>>> was looking for and couldn't find. Now that I've got it, as I am a
>lucky
>>>> ow=
>>>> ner of an old Toshiba laptop with Win98 system and broken both USB
port
>>>> and=
>>>> CD drive, I'm trying to find a way to transfer the files to the
laptop
>>>> and=
>>>> launch them. I will let you know when I succeed with the ewt-to-igc
>>>> conver=
>>>> sion, as there is one particular flight from 1997 I'm very curious to
>>> look
>>>> =
>>>> at, my shortest ever non-crash landing/roll-out on approx. 10 meters
in
>a
>>>> P=
>>>> W-5.
>>>>
>>> That souunds like hard work as you have to transfer your files in,
>convert
>>> them and then transfer out again and all without using CD or USB!
>>>
>>> Will your 64-bit PC boot from a USB stick (I have one that will and
one
>>> that won't)?
>>>
>>> If it will, then go to https://rufus.ie/ and use Rufus to create a
>bootable
>>> USB drive, nothing to install. Now copy CONV-EWA.EXE and your EW file
to
>>> the USB.
>>>
>>> You can now Boot from it and convert your files. Reboot you 64-bit PC
>and
>>> copy the files from the USB stick.
>>>
>>> If you cannot boot from USB, then download and install the DOSBOX App
>(it's
>>> free!) and follow the procedure in:
>>> http://www.ukiws.demon.co.uk/GFAC/documents/FRs_without_DLL.pdf
>>>
>>> It all works, and I have tried it out.
>>>
>>> Tim.
>> Thanks, Tim, sounds interesting and I will give it a try. The old
Toshiba
>laptop is worth keeping anyway for some other old software, partly
MS-DOS,
>and it's D-Sub RS232 port. The CD drive actually works but it's
read-only.
>The 3.5" floppy drive is working OK and I have just ordered an external
FDD
>for my modern PC (should arrive tomorrow, Monday) - who would think that
I
>will be using the floppies again! I'm also trying to remember how the old
>laptop connected to the internet - can't find the RJ45 socket and not
sure
>it has a Wi-Fi capacity.
>
>--
>Dan, 5J
>

[Tim Newport-Peace[_6_]]

True Oh Dan, but Tom has said that his Toshiba's 2 USB ports are broken...

At 16:31 01 March 2020, Dan Marotta wrote:
>USB portable DVDROM drives are cheap on-line as are USB to serial
>adapters.Â* I have and use both.
>
>On 3/1/2020 7:53 AM, Tom BravoMike wrote:
>> On Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 5:45:04 AM UTC-6, Tim Newport-Peace wrote:
>>> At 19:40 29 February 2020, Tom BravoMike wrote:
>>>> On Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 4:00:05 AM UTC-6, Tim Newport-Peace
>>>> wrote=
>>>> :
>>>>> I have a put copy at www.newportpeace.co.uk/temp/CONV-EWA.EXE
>>>>> =20
>>>>> As Paul says, it has has problems because it wants Full-Screen mode
>and
>>>> i=
>>>> t
>>>>> is a 16-bit program and won't run on a on a 64-bit PC.
>>>>> =20
>>>>> Both these problems can be solved by running under DOSBOX.
>>>>> =20
>>>>> I have written notes on using DOSBOX for these 16-bit programs at:
>>>>> http://www.ukiws.demon.co.uk/GFAC/documents/FRs_without_DLL.pdf
>>>>> =20
>>>>> Share and enjoy!
>>>>> =20
>>>>> =20
>>>>>> At 22:20 28 February 2020, Tom BravoMike wrote:
>>>>>>> I used it in the 1990s and still have a nice collection of flight
>>> logs
>>>>>>> which I cannot open to watch in the modern software. Don't have
>>> the=20
>>>>>> old
>>>>>>> EWView program. Anyone can help? Thanks in advance ...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> Thanks, Tim (and everyone who responded). The conv-ewa.exe file was
>what
>>> I
>>>> =
>>>> was looking for and couldn't find. Now that I've got it, as I am a
>lucky
>>>> ow=
>>>> ner of an old Toshiba laptop with Win98 system and broken both USB
port
>>>> and=
>>>> CD drive, I'm trying to find a way to transfer the files to the
laptop
>>>> and=
>>>> launch them. I will let you know when I succeed with the ewt-to-igc
>>>> conver=
>>>> sion, as there is one particular flight from 1997 I'm very curious to
>>> look
>>>> =
>>>> at, my shortest ever non-crash landing/roll-out on approx. 10 meters
in
>a
>>>> P=
>>>> W-5.
>>>>
>>> That souunds like hard work as you have to transfer your files in,
>convert
>>> them and then transfer out again and all without using CD or USB!
>>>
>>> Will your 64-bit PC boot from a USB stick (I have one that will and
one
>>> that won't)?
>>>
>>> If it will, then go to https://rufus.ie/ and use Rufus to create a
>bootable
>>> USB drive, nothing to install. Now copy CONV-EWA.EXE and your EW file
to
>>> the USB.
>>>
>>> You can now Boot from it and convert your files. Reboot you 64-bit PC
>and
>>> copy the files from the USB stick.
>>>
>>> If you cannot boot from USB, then download and install the DOSBOX App
>(it's
>>> free!) and follow the procedure in:
>>> http://www.ukiws.demon.co.uk/GFAC/documents/FRs_without_DLL.pdf
>>>
>>> It all works, and I have tried it out.
>>>
>>> Tim.
>> Thanks, Tim, sounds interesting and I will give it a try. The old
Toshiba
>laptop is worth keeping anyway for some other old software, partly
MS-DOS,
>and it's D-Sub RS232 port. The CD drive actually works but it's
read-only.
>The 3.5" floppy drive is working OK and I have just ordered an external
FDD
>for my modern PC (should arrive tomorrow, Monday) - who would think that
I
>will be using the floppies again! I'm also trying to remember how the old
>laptop connected to the internet - can't find the RJ45 socket and not
sure
>it has a Wi-Fi capacity.
>
>--
>Dan, 5J
>

[Dan Marotta]

Ouch, that would make it a fine target for a shot gun...

On 3/1/2020 10:52 AM, Tim Newport-Peace wrote:
> True Oh Dan, but Tom has said that his Toshiba's 2 USB ports are broken...
>
> At 16:31 01 March 2020, Dan Marotta wrote:
>> USB portable DVDROM drives are cheap on-line as are USB to serial
>> adapters.ÂÂ* I have and use both.
>>
>> On 3/1/2020 7:53 AM, Tom BravoMike wrote:
>>> On Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 5:45:04 AM UTC-6, Tim Newport-Peace wrote:
>>>> At 19:40 29 February 2020, Tom BravoMike wrote:
>>>>> On Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 4:00:05 AM UTC-6, Tim Newport-Peace
>>>>> wrote=
>>>>> :
>>>>>> I have a put copy at www.newportpeace.co.uk/temp/CONV-EWA.EXE
>>>>>> =20
>>>>>> As Paul says, it has has problems because it wants Full-Screen mode
>> and
>>>>> i=
>>>>> t
>>>>>> is a 16-bit program and won't run on a on a 64-bit PC.
>>>>>> =20
>>>>>> Both these problems can be solved by running under DOSBOX.
>>>>>> =20
>>>>>> I have written notes on using DOSBOX for these 16-bit programs at:
>>>>>> http://www.ukiws.demon.co.uk/GFAC/documents/FRs_without_DLL.pdf
>>>>>> =20
>>>>>> Share and enjoy!
>>>>>> =20
>>>>>> =20
>>>>>>> At 22:20 28 February 2020, Tom BravoMike wrote:
>>>>>>>> I used it in the 1990s and still have a nice collection of flight
>>>> logs
>>>>>>>> which I cannot open to watch in the modern software. Don't have
>>>> the=20
>>>>>>> old
>>>>>>>> EWView program. Anyone can help? Thanks in advance ...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks, Tim (and everyone who responded). The conv-ewa.exe file was
>> what
>>>> I
>>>>> =
>>>>> was looking for and couldn't find. Now that I've got it, as I am a
>> lucky
>>>>> ow=
>>>>> ner of an old Toshiba laptop with Win98 system and broken both USB
> port
>>>>> and=
>>>>> CD drive, I'm trying to find a way to transfer the files to the
> laptop
>>>>> and=
>>>>> launch them. I will let you know when I succeed with the ewt-to-igc
>>>>> conver=
>>>>> sion, as there is one particular flight from 1997 I'm very curious to
>>>> look
>>>>> =
>>>>> at, my shortest ever non-crash landing/roll-out on approx. 10 meters
> in
>> a
>>>>> P=
>>>>> W-5.
>>>>>
>>>> That souunds like hard work as you have to transfer your files in,
>> convert
>>>> them and then transfer out again and all without using CD or USB!
>>>>
>>>> Will your 64-bit PC boot from a USB stick (I have one that will and
> one
>>>> that won't)?
>>>>
>>>> If it will, then go to https://rufus.ie/ and use Rufus to create a
>> bootable
>>>> USB drive, nothing to install. Now copy CONV-EWA.EXE and your EW file
> to
>>>> the USB.
>>>>
>>>> You can now Boot from it and convert your files. Reboot you 64-bit PC
>> and
>>>> copy the files from the USB stick.
>>>>
>>>> If you cannot boot from USB, then download and install the DOSBOX App
>> (it's
>>>> free!) and follow the procedure in:
>>>> http://www.ukiws.demon.co.uk/GFAC/documents/FRs_without_DLL.pdf
>>>>
>>>> It all works, and I have tried it out.
>>>>
>>>> Tim.
>>> Thanks, Tim, sounds interesting and I will give it a try. The old
> Toshiba
>> laptop is worth keeping anyway for some other old software, partly
> MS-DOS,
>> and it's D-Sub RS232 port. The CD drive actually works but it's
> read-only.
>> The 3.5" floppy drive is working OK and I have just ordered an external
> FDD
>> for my modern PC (should arrive tomorrow, Monday) - who would think that
> I
>> will be using the floppies again! I'm also trying to remember how the old
>> laptop connected to the internet - can't find the RJ45 socket and not
> sure
>> it has a Wi-Fi capacity.
>>
>> --
>> Dan, 5J
>>

--
Dan, 5J