5.25" Floppy Drive and IBM 5150 Issues

[PVTCaboose1337]

I have a recently acquired IBM 5150. As some of you might know, this computer only has dual 5.25" floppy drives. I have plenty of old 5.25" floppies, but no way to get any data onto them, as I have a modern computer. The IBM 5150 does however has a modem. Could I transfer files onto a 5.25" floppy from the modem (connected to another computer?).

 

[PVTCaboose1337]

I am disappoint that nobody has any idea what:

-An IBM 5150 is
-A 5.25" Floppy is
-A modem is
-To do about something that has no USB port

Anyone have an answer for me?

 

[erocker]

The files should be small enough to just email to yourself, then access them from the other computer. That would be the easiest way/only way I can think of.

Or, get a whatever connections you have on the 5150 to USB adapter? Serial port to USB? Then use something like a Vantec EZ-Share to swap files... This is a DOS machine isn't it?

 

[PVTCaboose1337]

The files should be small enough to just email to yourself, then access them from the other computer. That would be the easiest way/only way I can think of.

Or, get a whatever connections you have on the 5150 to USB adapter?

The computer is running BASIC 1.10. I have no DOS disk. It was bad (used as drink coaster, never thought I would use my 5150 again.

So yeah. NO HARD DRIVE, I do have a few (10) 5.25" floppies though. I have modem. I am unsure as to how I would access email in BASIC 1.10. Any ideas?

 

[erocker]

I know in DOS you can send an email(/ start mailto:XXX@XXX.com, but I don't know a way to recieve. I can't seem to find any sort of COM/Serial/etc. port to USB either, only the other way around.

I can't find anything for basic. There's some info using DOS and sending/recieving here (though I doubt it helps): http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jchap/tvde.htm