Re: DOS Program or Utility to read Apple II floppies

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From: ferch@ucs.ubc.ca (Les Ferch)
Subject: Re: Apple 2 disk reader for the IBM
Date: 5 May 93 08:52:09 GMT
Organization: The University of British Columbia


In <9312511.22696@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> heitbaum@ecr.mu.oz.au (Rudolph_Jan
HEITBAUM) writes: 
>I need to read an apple 2 disk in my IBM, is it possible ??
>if so where can I get the software ( preferably free/share ware)

It can't be done with software alone. There is a card called the
MatchPoint PC card that will let you read and write Apple II DOS, ProDOS,
and CP/M disks on a PC 5.25" 360K drive. We used to have one installed in
an XT here and it worked fine. 

The other common way of moving the data is to connect an Apple II to a PC
using a null modem cable and using comm programs such as Kermit to
transfer the data. 

Another way is to first copy the data from the Apple II 5.25" disk to an
Apple II 3.5" disk (IIgs owners usually have both drive types--check your
local user group). Then start up Apple File Exchange on a Mac and read the
files from the Apple II 3.5" disk to the Mac hard disk. Finally, still
using Apple file exchange, pop in a PC 720K or 1.44M 3.5" disk and copy
the files from the Mac hard drive to the PC disk. Whew. 

Viele Gruesse
Uli

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