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

[Robert Boucher <boucher1@pdq.net>]

I have a copy of CrossWorks I would be willing to sell.

Rubywand wrote:
> 
> Martín & 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
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>   http://www.haggle.com
> 
> Rubywand