Re: Apple IIe PC to Disk without serial connection

[pausch@saaf.se (Paul Schlyter)]

In article <Q1rLa.172498$eJ2.143746@fed1read07>,
Scott Alfter <salfter@salfter.dyndns.org> wrote:
 
> In article <bdj2vp$s5v$1@woodrow.ucdavis.edu>,
> Chris Alaimo <cpalaimo@excite.com> top-posted (grr):
>>"ShadowCaster" <shadowcaster2002@charter.net> wrote in message
>>vfq1a3l457mgfe@corp.supernews.com">news:vfq1a3l457mgfe@corp.supernews.com...
>>> Hello.  Is their anyway I can put Apple IIe images on a disk from my PC
>>> without a serial connection?  I have a 5 1/4 drive for my PC? Can this be
>>> done?
>>
>> I've been told that it can be done if you have a really OOOOLLLD 360k
>> drive. But I'm talking like early 80's or late 70's era drive.
> 
> It takes more than just a 5.25" floppy drive...floppy drives on the Apple II
> used a completely different (and incompatible) recording method, so you
> would need some sort of interface card that supported it.  Good luck finding
> one of those.
 
One way could be to get a Catweasel advanced floppy controller for
your PC: it allows you to read any floppy format on the PC, including
the Apple II GCR format.  For more info, check out:
 
http://members.tripod.com/~apd2/catweasl.htm
http://www.tim-mann.org/trs80resources.html
 
Those controllers aren't cheap though --- which is to be expected since
most likely not many are sold.
 
>> Why dont you just buy a frickin serial cable, dude?
> 
> A serial cable won't do you much good unless a serial card is also installed
> in the IIe.  Maybe he doesn't have one (which is probable if the computer
> was used with a parallel printer and no modem).  
> 
> (Three Super Serial Cards are up on eBay right now.  One's even at a
> reasonable price.  You'll still need telecom software to make any use of it,
> but ProTERM's only $20, last time I checked.)
 
It's probably cheaper to get a serial card for your Apple II than to
get a Catweasel floppt controller for your PC....
 
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