Re: Reading from IIe disks?

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <543it0$s1i@decaxp.harvard.edu>,
Nabeil Sarhan  <nsarhan@fas.harvard.edu> wrote:
>Is it possible to read Apple IIe 5.25" disks on a PC for conversion to
>.dsk format?  If so, please tell me how this can be done.

   Because the two use encoding schemes that are different at the hardware
level, without (rare) addon hardware, it is _IM_possible to read disks
written by the wrong type of computer. Doesn't matter if you're trying to
copy off an old disk by file or for some emulator; it can't be done.

   The comp.sys.apple2 Frequently Asked Questions posting (archived on
the WWW at http://www.visi.com/~nathan/'a2/faq/csa2.html ) details
several methods how, with the aid of a real Apple II you can overcome
this limitation.

Nathan Mates
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