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Re: Have: Apple IIe, box of good 5.25 floppies with software. Need: good way to preserve the data

Subject: Re: Have: Apple IIe, box of good 5.25 floppies with software. Need: good way to preserve the data
From: capknight <cepheusfilms@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:57:10 -0700 (PDT)
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On Mar 28, 4:46 pm, "Bill Buckels" <bbuck...@mts.net> wrote:
> <nntha...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >The best way to archive your floppy disks is ADTPro:
>
> Disagree. I prefer a Microdrive CF solution. Serial may have been the best
> way in the 1980's.
>
> http://www.reactivemicro.com/index.php?cPath=1_23
>
> Use DSK2FILE if you want to make floppy images. Comes with the Microdrive.
>
> Then just use Ciderpress on the PC side to extract dsk files or make hdv
> image to run in AppleWin.
>
> As far as someone having some ideas, some great minds have already beat them
> to it:)
>
> Bill

I have been using the MicroDrive Turbo/GS version from reactive micro
to do exactly
that and it works great.

Best!

C

References:
- Have: Apple IIe, box of good 5.25 floppies with software. Need: good way to preserve the data
  - From: thepenciler09@gmail.com
- Re: Have: Apple IIe, box of good 5.25 floppies with software. Need: good way to preserve the data
  - From: nnthayer@hotmail.com
- Re: Have: Apple IIe, box of good 5.25 floppies with software. Need: good way to preserve the data
  - From: "Bill Buckels" <bbuckels@mts.net>

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