After converting the file to the new format, you will be able to use other programs to support it. Keep in mind, however, that the DISK file after converting to PBM may differ slightly from the original. The most important information should be kept, but if you want the file after conversion from DISK to PBM to be the same, you have to do this carefully and choose the proper application from the list below.
There is no guarantee, of course, that the conversion will come up to all your expectations, but it will certainly help you. If, after all, the effect of converting DISK to PBM does not meet your expectations, you can simply try to find on the Internet a different version of your file in DISK format, properly converted to a PBM file by someone else. If this fails, use the information provided in the further part of the website.
Unfortunately, if after performing the two previously described steps (trying to find your DISK file converted by someone else, and the attempt to convert it to PBM on your own) you still have a problem with your file, then there are only a few solutions left. You can once again try to find and install an application that can open the DISK file in its original format (without conversion to PBM file). Such a solution will be difficult to implement, but it certainly will give the best result.