Re: Nibble copy for other formats?

[Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com>]

osgeld <kevin@hackaday.com> wrote:
> On Tuesday, March 12, 2013 3:43:41 AM UTC-5, BLuRry wrote:
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>>>> Is it possible to use an Apple // to make nibble copies of other 5.25
>>>> formats such as C64 disks?  I'm asking simply because the options for
>>>> connecting a C64 to a PC are crap compared to the simplicity and
>>>> low-cost option offered by the Apple -- so if I could convert a C64
>>>> disk image to a NIB image and then use ADT Pro to create the actual
>>>> disk it would simplify my life considerably.
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>>> http://sta.c64.org/pc64.html
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>>> A cable to interface with your PC and C64 isn't NOT hard to build, or use.
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>> Yes, not hard to build if you have a PC with a parallel port.  *ahem* 
>> Therein lies the problem.  I think I'll resume my efforts to emulate the
>> tape drive with a rpi at some point.
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>> -B
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> http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?InvtId=SY-PCI10004

Wow, desktops...I'd almost forgotten them. ;-)

-michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II: http://home.comcast.net/~mjmahon