Re: How to transfer 3.5 image back to a real disk

[Rob <roberta@inreach.com>]

Supertimer wrote:
> 
> Rob <roberta@inreach.com> wrote:
> 
> >Hi all,
> >I finally resurrected my IIgs after several years sitting in boxes in
> >the garage.  I found that some of my 3.5" diskettes didn't survive too
> >well after sitting around for so long in a hot garage although, oddly
> >enough, all my 5.25" floppies still work fine.  Most notable were the
> >Marble Madness GS and PrintShop GS diskettes that were crushed.
> >
> >Anyway, I was able to locate and download some images of these disks but
> >just how do I transfer the images from my PC back to IIgs 3.5 diskettes?
> >I don't have access to a Mac so copying the image to a Mac disk is not a
> >real option.  I know I'll need to use a serial null modem cable but I
> >could use some help on the actual steps, commands, programs, etc. needed
> >to accomplish the transfer.  The images I found contained the .SHK
> >extension.
> 
> What you have are probably Apple IIGS ShrinkIt GS archives.
> The program you need is ShrinkIt GS.  As for transferring the
> archives to the IIGS, the easiest way is by disk.  The Apple IIGS
> can read MS-DOS disks with the right drive.  For example, I use
> the Iomega ZipDrive.  It lets me transfer 100MB of stuff over
> at a time and sometimes I use it to transfer in the reverse, from the
> IIGS to the Win PC.  If you can find a 1.44MB SuperDrive for
> the IIGS plus its controller, then you can use it to read MS-DOS
> disks.  Another option is ///SHH Systeme's BlueDisk controller
> which lets you run cheap IBM disk drives (such as 1.44MB PC
> floppy drives) on your IIGS.  The SCSI Flopitcal drive also
> works on the IIGS.  Flopticals can take 21MB disks as well as
> 1.44MB ones, but since this is a dead format, Mac and Win users
> are throwing them out and you are likely to find cheap ones on
> the used market for a few bucks.  Excellent additions to the IIGS
> for transfer purposes.
> 
> Just some ideas.  I know you are probably going to try the null
> modem approach, but I just wanted to let you know that there
> are alternatives.  I'm sure others will fill you in on the cable
> approach.

Thanks, but locating and purchasing an interface card and drive just to
restore a few 3.5" diskettes is just a little unreasonable from my point
of view. 

I have downloaded the ADT utility from asimov but unfortunately it only
appears to work for 5.25" disks.  Is there similiar utility for 3.5"
disks? Or at least a manual way of transfering a 3.5" disk image from a
PC to a IIgs via a null modem cable?  I've read all the faqs I could
find and other then stating that it could be done, they don't say how.

Thanks again.