Re: Reading Apple II CP/M diskettes

[pausch@saaf.se (Paul Schlyter)]

In article <45A5E372.7060601@gmx.de>,
Linards Ticmanis  <ticmanis@gmx.de> wrote:
>mc wrote:
>> Is it possible, in 2007, to read 20-year-old Apple II CP/M diskettes?
>> They contain WordStar files and my understanding is that a CP/M Z80
>> card was used rather than the native CPU.  I'm open to either acquiring
>> software or using a service bureau.   (Is there software for older PCs
>> that will read these?  I have a PC XT available.)   Thanks!
>
>You won't need a Z80 card to read them, but having an Apple II helps
>immensely - the only way to read them in a PC is with hackery of the
>evilest type: it requires a MS-DOS system (or at least nothing newer
>than Windows 98)

Not quite true - Windows Me will work too.  And some Windows versions
older than Windows 98 will NOT work:  Windows NT, versions 3 and 4.

>with two 5.25 inch PC drives, a second DOS-formatted
>floppy disk, and can't read the back side of most Apple disks. If you
>can meet these requirements, use the program DSK2FDI (search Google).
>
>
>With an Apple, all you need is a PC or Mac with at least one standard
>old-style Serial Port (9 or 25 pins), the Apple II itself, and a floppy
>drive. If the Computer isn't a IIc or IIgs model, you'll also need a
>Super Serial Card to transfer the Data out of it.

The older Apple Comm Card will work too, albeit more slowly.  Just
be sure to use the proper ADT client on the Apple II side.

>Also you need a cable
>to connect the serial ports of both systems. ADTPro is the right
>software for this kind of operation (Google for it.)
>
>Once you have the needed hardware, simply follow the instructions
>included in the Programs to transfer the disks to images. The files can
>then be recovered from the Images with such software as "cpmtools".
>
>-- 
>Linards Ticmanis


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