Re: Transfering Apple IIGS disks via OASIS

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

"Aaron R. Willis" writes ...
> 
> I have a IIGS ROM3 with a SSC, null modem cable and the OASIS emulator
> installed on my PC.  Could I transfer a set of Apple II disks to my PC so
> they can be used with Apple II emulators.  This is for Dondra, a game I do
> not see on the Asimov site.  I would appreciate a step by step walkthrough
> on how to do this so I can possibly explore other options to getting my IIGS
> images transfered as well.  This has all become very frustrating to me.
> 
> Aaron


     If you are talking about using the OASIS A2 emulator to do the transfer,
that probably is not necessary or, even, especially useful. (Phoenyx is the
resident OASIS expert; he may have some ideas about this.)


     You can use a regular NULL modem connection to transfer disk images
between a IIgs and PC. A good program for creating disk image (.dsk) files on
the IIgs is Asimov2.

     Info for setting up a NULL modem connection for IIgs <--> PC file
transfers is available in the Csa2 FAQs at ...

http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2T1TCOM.html

Info about Asimov2, include download links, is available at ...

GS WorldView: June 20000
http://www.grin.net/~cturley/gsezine/GS.WorldView/v2000/Jun/index.html
click on "NinjaForce Releases Asimov 2.0!"

Csa2 FAQs
http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2FLUTILS.html


     For Dondra, a possible problem could be copy protection. Programs which
create standard .dsk disk image files (like Asimov2 and DSK2FILE) need to work
with non-protected diskettes.

     A possible option is Saltine's Super Transcopy. It can produce .nib disk
images of some protected disks; but, there is no guarantee of success. (See the
above link for SST info.)

     If your copy of Dondra is protected, and you want to try to create .dsk
image files, let me know and I'll check back issues of Computist for
deprotection information.



Rubywand