Re: Need advice on Applesoft conversion

["Joe Kiefer" <kiejo@swbell.net>]

My A2 software is not copy protected and I can LIST the basic program.  I
wonder if it would work to just print the listing and use my scanner and OCR
on the PC to read in the program to a txt file.  If I do that what else to I
need to do to apply the emulator?

Joe

Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote in message
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> Joe Kiefer writes ...
> >
> > I have an old program called "Real Estate Manager" that I bought for my
> > Apple ][+ 15 years ago.  I think it is written in Applesoft Basic.  I
don't
> > have the ][+ anymore, but I still have a IIgs and a PC.  My IIgs has a
> > 5-1/4" and a 3-1/2" floppy.  I would like to convert the Apple program
which
> > resides on a 5-1/4" floppy for use on my PC.  I see that there are
emulators
> > out there.
> >
> > 1) Where can I get instructions on how to do this?
>
>      An emulator will let you an Apple II program on a simulated Apple
II-- like
> having an Apple II inside your PC. The program itself is not changed. For
more on
> emulators a fairly good starting point is
> http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2APPLICS.html#003 .
>
>
>
> > 2) How do I get the file from my IIgs to the PC? (The IIgs has no
modem.)
>
>      You do not need a modem. The IIgs has good built-in serial ports and
you can do
> NULL modem transfers back and forth. You can get more about this at
> http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2T1TCOM.html .
>
>
>
> > 3) In what file format should it be on the PC?
>
>      If it is 8-bit software on 5.25" disks, the disks should be converted
to disk
> image (.dsk) format on your IIgs using DSK2FILE 4.3 or 5.1 OR ASIMOV. See
> http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2FLUTILS.html .
>
>
>
> > 4) Once on the PC correctly what is the best emulator?
>  ....
>
>      For 5.25" 8-bit software, AppleWin and Apple-PC seem to be the
favorites. There
> are a few IIgs emulators, too. The emu reference given above should get
you to
> resources which will help with deciding.
>
>
>
>
> Rubywand