Re: Reading Apple II+ (DOS 3.2) diskettes on an IBM PC

[kuhn@turtle.fisher.com]

        It's not fun moving Apple II+ files to an IBM PC clone.  When I
        moved some text files I used an Apple GS to convert the old DOS  
        5 1/4" to the current 3 1/2" Apple format.  I then used a Macintosh
        to copy the 3 1/2" Apple to an IBM compatible disk.  If I remember
        correctly I had to find special programs/utilities for both
        machines and the Mac had to have a "super drive".  The net result
        were files that had the formatting all screwed up (I think mostly
        because of embedded format codes that were not compatible with the
        PC programs I tried) and some extra garbage at the end.

        It was a real pain.  

        I expect that the easiest way to move the files to a PC is via a
        modem/serial connection.  I've used the kermit protocol to move
        files between non-compatible systems (C64/VAX/PC) in the past. 
        Kermit may be slow but it's reliable and it's available on most
        systems.

         Bob


        ps - there are fundamental hardware differences between an Apple II
             5 1/4" drive and an IBM PC 5 1/4" drive and in how that data
             is written/encoded onto the diskette.  There is no way that a 
             standard PC drive and controller can read a standard Apple II
             diskette.