If you are just trying to retreive old data files from the HP BASIC worstation, HP has a utility program called LIF-Utils that will allow a PC to ready an HP formatted Floppy and convert the data to DOS format. So you could just put the data files on floppy(s), and use the utillity to convert the files. However, this utility would be a pain if you are trying to port large quantities of data.

This utility program used to be available free from HP's web site. (May be @ www.agilent.com now)