Re: Apple ][ Disks Transferred - FREE of Charge !

[phoenyx <phoenyx@texas.net>]

Mike wrote:

> Mike wrote:
>
> > I had a great weekend last weekend !  Picked up my Apple ][c on Friday
> > night - Apple ][c, internal and external 5.25 inch floppies, cute green
> > screen monitor & stand, Apple thermal printer (colour ?), 13 disks (most
> > original Apple disks), a set of about 6 Apple ][c manuals, and an Apple
> > ][e card for a MAC LC (shame I don't have a MAC) - all in "as new" mint
> > condition for $25 Aus - about $15 US.  What a bargain !
> >
> > Got loads of disks (both sides of 40 disks) transferred - virtually no
> > errors and some are 20 years old now.  (I did have problems initially
> > though - it turns out Apple's printer serial cables are really serial
> > null modem cables - once I had that figured out, it was plain sailing,
> > and ADT transferred over perfectly).
> >
> > At the moment, I am using ADT only - which is a superb program BTW - but
> > it can't do strangely formatted / copy-protected disks (.NIB image
> > format).  Does anybody know a good method  for me to  (with my Apple ][c
> > null modem and PC set-up) transfer copy-protected Apple ][ disks to my
> > PC ?
> >
> > Anyway, if anybody wants disks transferred, email me for my postal
> > address, snail mail the disks to me, and I will transfer them and email
> > / upload them - free of charge - this is my small contribution to the
> > preservation of the Apple ][ and it's software.  If anyone has old disks
> > - particularly if they are not on Asimov - get them transferred before
> > they suffer from bit rot and decay.
> >
> > Also, if anyone has Zardax or Electric Pencil (both word-processors)
> > disks or images, please let me know.
> >
> > Long live the ][ !  :)
> >
> > Mike O'Malley
> > Australia
>
> Just to better qualify the above ....
>
> I will not transfer programs / disks that are still being sold or have been
> sold in the last 5+ years.
>
> My aim is not to deprive developers of sales or money - I am a developer and
> shareware author myself.

I suspect you got a message from one of the self proclaimed Apple II
watchdogs.

Phoenyx

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