Re: Reading DOS Apple IIe files with Windows 95 / Windows 3.1 / MS-DOS Pentium PC

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Mart�n & Martorell writes ...
> 
>         May anybody provide us with a program to read our 5.25" disks containing
> files prepared under Apple IIe DOS with a IBM-compatible PC having a 200
> MHz Pentium processor and, of course a suitable disk drive?
> 
>         The program should be able to read AppleWriter files at least.


     One way or another, you are going to end up needing extra hardware.
There is no software which will allow a standard PC to read Apple II
diskettes.

     A solution is to find a IIgs user who also owns a PC and pay him or
her to transfer the files to PC as plain Text-- easy to do via a NULL
modem connection-- and save the files to PC diskettes.

     If you want to handle everthing yourself, the simplest route is,
probably, to get a IIgs and buy a package named "CrossWorks" from
Sequential Systems to handle the transfers. (Sequential is at
http://www.sequential.com . Their number for orders is 800-759-4549.) 
An alternative is to get a IIgs and telecom program (like ProTERM 3.1)
and do the transfers via NULL modem.

     A third possibility is to get a Trackstar-IIe card and Apple II
5.25" drive for your PC. This will permit reading the diskettes on a PC
and saving files in PC form. The main catch here may be your 200MHz PC.
Many newer PC's have only PCI and two or three two-section 16-bit ISA
slots. Trackstar-IIe is designed to fit in the old single-section 8-bit
ISA slot. The Trackstar-IIe board extends down and over the edge of the
8-bit slot and will not fit if another slot section is present.  

     You may be able to find a IIgs at a local school or computer club.
For sure, you can find IIgs's and, sometimes, the Trackstar-IIe, for
sale on net auctions ...

  http://www.ebay.com
  http://www.cityauction.com
  http://www.boxlot.com
  http://www.haggle.com




Rubywand