Re: newbie question-- A2 disks on PC and Apple II Games on the net

["ernestls" <leucoplast@seanet.com>]

With standard PC equipment, it is impossible to format a disk for use with
the Apple II. The reason is that a PC uses non-variable speed floppy drives,
and an Apple II uses variable speed drives. If you listen real close to the
Apple II drives, you can actually hear them change speeds, much like a
CD-ROM drive.

What that all means is that you end up with timing issues, similar to the
same problems that you have when trying to format a 360k disk in a 1.2 meg
floppy drive on a PC. The drives write in different ways.

The easiest way that I've found, and it ain't that easy, is to transfer
files from your PC using a Super Serial Card in the Apple II, a null modem
cable, and the serial port on your PC. Then you run a program called Apple
Disk Transfer (ADT.) I have the file if you need it. However, it will only
transfer 16 sector type files. The Readme file contained in the ADT zip file
explains how to set it up, and it's fairly straight forward but tedious.




Andrew Rodland wrote in message ...
>Same deal for 3.5" disks?
>
>"Rubywand" <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote in message
>38612893.A08EB4B1@swbell.net">news:38612893.A08EB4B1@swbell.net...
>> buffaloo writes ...
>> >
>> > Would it be posable at all to format a disk on a PC for an Apple IIe so
>you
>> > could downlaod programs onto the PC and then put them on the disk and
>also
>> > does anyone know where i can get apple games on the net
>>  ....
>>
>>      To format or do any R/W to Apple II diskettes on a PC requires
>special
>> hardware, such as a Trackstar E card, plugged into a PC. Even then, you
>are
>> likely to need to have an Apple II 5.25" drive and composite monitor
>plugged
>> into the Trackstar. You may find a Trackstar on ebay or at Emerald City
>Sales
>> (870-743-3872; http://www.ahhz.com ) for around $30-$40.
>>
>>      The usual way to handle Apple II software on a PC is to use an Apple
>II
>> emulator which uses .dsk disk image files instead of actual diskettes.
The
>> usual way to get the contents of Apple II diskettes to PC is to convert
>them to
>> disk image form and transfer the image files via a direct NULL modem
>> connection. (For more about emulators, see
>> http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2APPLICS.html#emu . For more about
file
>> xfers, see http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2T1TCOM.html .)
>>
>>
>>      There are many places to get Apple II games and game info on the
net.
>For
>> links, see http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs7GAMESITES.html .
>>
>>
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>> Rubywand
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