Re: Apple ][c to PC Disk Transfer

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Mike writes ...
> 
> After playing around with a Trackstar 128 card on my PC - and not having
> as much success with it as I hoped - I am buying an Apple ][c tonight to
> transfer a whole heap of disks to my PC over the weekend for use with
> emulators
 ....

> 
> I have had a very quick look at the readme files in :
> - senddisk.zip
> - adt121.zip
> - ap2222pc.zip
> - a2pctr11.zip
>
> Before going further, I would like to ask opinions on what people would
> recommend.
> 
> Here's what I have :
> - Pentium-100, Serial / Parallel ports, 3.5 inch disk, 5.25 inch disk
> (1.2 MB), etc.
> - 486-DX-33, Serial / Parallel ports, 3.5 inch disk, 5.25 inch disk (1.2
> MB), etc
> - Apple ][c, serial card (linked to a old printer), monitor.
> - Trackstar 128 card for the PC - not functioning properly possibly
> needs 360 KB floppy drives on my PC.
> - Laplink serial connector cable - for PC to PC transfer - will this
> connect to the ][c ?

     Probably not without an adaptor. The //c has sort of a 'special' socket.

 
> Some programs (e.g. ADT) require you to run a comms program on the PC to
> install some parts of the transfer program on the Apple ][.  I think I
> still have a real old version of ProCom on the PC somewhere as well, if
> not would Windows Terminal work to do this ?
>

     Most likely it would work fine. Mainly, you want to set it up for 300 baud and
to not add line feed characters during the text transfer. (Feeding the Apple part of
the ADT program to your //c is the only time you have to put up with such a low
speed. Once ADT is running, you have error checking and much better speed for doing
disk transfers.)

 
> I have also read that at least one of these programs isn't appropriate
> for the ][c as it needs a game port.

     Could be. The //c has a Game Port but it may be missing some of the signals on
the old 16-pin Game Port which ap2222pc needs. 

 
> Given that I want to transfer some DOS 3.3 *and* some copy-protected
> Apple ][ disks, and do as little soldering and hacking as possible, what
> transfer program do people recommend for use with my setup ?
 ....

     ADT is a decent way to transfer whole 5.25" disks which are not copy protected--
you get DOS 3.3 order disk image files on the PC. You may need to settle for
something less than max ADT speed because at least some //c's are off a bit on baud
rate.

     Eventually, you could transfer a disk image with a good Apple II telecom program
to your //c and do regular NULL modem file transfers.




Rubywand