Transferring programs and files to/from the M20

The Olivetti M20 uses a proprietary disk formatting system which makes difficult to share data between this computer and other systems. There are actually several techniques useful to transfer files and programs to/from the Olivetti M20.

The first possibility is to work with disk images. This can be very useful when you need to transfer a whole disk at once.

How to read and write disk images for the M20 system
Manipulate disk images

The second strategy is to transfer single files. You can find here a description of a PCOS program written to read and write MSDOS files and a few transfer techniques using a RS-232 cable.

Handling MSDOS disks on the M20 side
Transferring files using a RS232 connection

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