Re: the right way to create Apple IIe disks from DSK files

[magnusfalkirk <dean.phares@gmail.com>]

On Saturday, December 29, 2012 1:35:00 PM UTC-6, Cyril Thibout wrote:
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> I'm a bit lost about the right way to create Apple IIe disks from DSK files. 
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> Some say I should use ADT, others ciderpress but I'm not even sure I can find 5.25 disk drives for PC I could use to create Apple II disks.
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> Where should I start first please?
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> thanks

First off you can't use a PC 5.25 drive to create disks for the Apple II, they use entirely different disk schemes. The Apple II uses GCR and the PC uses MFM. Disks created by one method can't be read by the other.

ADT, or ADTPro, would be your best method to get Apple II disks to the Apple II computer. As long as you have a working Apple II, or IIGS, and a USB cable you can connect your PC to the Apple II and transfer the disk image to the Apple which will in turn save it to a real disk.