Re: Moving files from a IIe to Mac or PC

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Matt writes ...
> 
> My dad and I are dusting off the ol' Apple II's and are thinking about the
> best way to get some valuable AppleWorks files to a Mac (or PC if worse
> comes to worse). We've got 5.25 Apple II disk drives.
> 
> Possible leads (please comment):
> Get a 5.25 external drive for Mac. Does such a thing exist?

     Don't think so.


> Get a 3.5 external drive for the IIe. Any leads?

     You can plug in a Uni-disk Controller card and use 3.5" Uni-disk drives.


> Use a PC 5.25 drive to read it. Is there any way to get the PC to read one
> of those disks?

     Practically speaking, there is no way to read an Apple II 5.25" diskette in
a PC 5.25" drive. An alternative is to plug in a TrackStar E board (an enhanced
Apple IIe on a board) and connect an Apple II drive to the TrackStar. For more
info see http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2HDWHACK.html#018 .

 
> Use a networking oriented (modem, comm ports, etc.) solution. Any hints?

     The usual way to transfer stuff between an Apple II and PC is a NULL modem
connection. An alternative to a plain NULL modem connection is a file transfer
package named "Cross Works". For more about NULL modem connections and CW, see
http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2T1TCOM.html .


 
> We've got a questionable IIc with both 5.25 and 3.5 drives. Can I use a 3.5
> disk created on a IIc on a Mac?
 ....

     I'm pretty sure a typical Mac will be able to read the files. It will not
be able to run any //c programs unless you run some kind of Apple II emulator.




Rubywand