Re: run apple II + applications on pc?

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

aaron writes ...
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Is it possible to run apple ii+ applications such as applewriter II on an a
> pc with an apple II emulator?

     Usually, yes. The easiest way is to check the on-line archives for disk
image(s) of the software you want to run and, then, download the disk images. 

     For links to Apple II archives, see ...

http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs4MAJORSITES.html
http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs7GAMESITES.html
ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Faqs/Formatted/Csa21MAIN3.txt

     Most Apple II+ software will run fine on a //e; so, you can run most II+
software on an recent version of AppleWin with the default setup.


> Will the pc disk drive be able to read the
> apple disc?
 ....

     Until just recently it was widely believed that there is no way for a PC
to read Apple II disks without the addition of special hardware. Now, with the
introduction of a PC program called "DISK2FDI", you can. Requirements for the
PC are ...

o- Two floppy drives; only one has to be a 5.25" drive. (The other drive
   only needs to be connected and have some PC disk inserted.)
o- The computer is running MS-DOS or Windows 95, 98, or ME. (Windows NT,
   2000, and XP will not work.)

     The Apple II diskette should be a non copy-protected 5.25" diskette which
uses the regular 35-track 16-sector/track format.

     What DISK2FDI does is read an Apple II diskette and create a disk image
which works on emulators like AppleWin. 

     For more information and links, see 
http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2DSKETTE.html#007 .



Rubywand