Re: Use Iomega Zip or Bernoulli on Apple //e?

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <huv-ya023180002509961714570001@news.ornl.gov>,
Michael W. Hulsey <huv@ornl.gov> wrote:
>In article <19960925223649496076@dempson.actrix.gen.nz>,
>dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote:
>>The SCSI card is not supported by DOS 3.3.  One option would be to
>>create disk images of any DOS 3.3 disks and copy the disk image to the
>>ZIP disk.  Another possibility would be to convert the files to ProDOS
>>(using CONVERT, System Utilities, Copy II+ or Chameleon) and copy them
>>individually to the ZIP, but this is likely to be of limited use.

>Is CONVERT a file utility or a ProDOS command?  I would appreciate any
>information on how to do this and where to find the utility if needed.

   CONVERT.SYSTEM was on my //e's ProDOS system disk when my family
got it in 1985. Run it like any other ProDOS system file; fairly
self explanatory.

   Chameleon is apparetly better for converting between lots of formats
and the like; it's mentioned in the comp.sys.apple2 Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQ) at http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/csa2.html  ,
question #8:

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Q#8 How do I transfer DOS 3.3, Pascal, CP/M files?

Unless you have a null modem (see below) and a comm program for the OS
in question, you'll most likely have to use a real Apple II to
transfer the files to an OS that a lot more systems can read, such as
ProDOS.

The //e system software, the DOS 3.3 FST (GS/OS System 6), and Copy
][+ can all read and convert Dos 3.3 files into ProDOS (but the DOS
3.3 FST can not write to DOS 3.3 disks). This is only helpful for text
files, graphics, and some Basic programs. For translating between
ProDOS, CPM, Pascal and DOS 3.3, try the program Chameleon. You have
to use the 'force disk as ProDOS' option to use your hard drive.

ftp://apple2.archive.umich.edu/apple2/8bit/util/chameleon.bsq 

--- End quoting from csa2 FAQ

Nathan Mates
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