Re: .SDK to Floppy?

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Dave Lowry writes ...
> 
> If I get a .SDK file onto my //e, after unshrinking it,
> how do I get the disk image onto a floppy?  What's
> the result of an unshrunk .SDK file, a .DSK file?
 ....

     A typical .sdk file has all of the contents of a diskette in compressed form.
It is a way of archiving diskettes intended for use on an Apple II.

     Normally, you transfer an .sdk file to your Apple II and, once it's there,
you unshrink it to diskette using ShrinkIt v3.4. That is, the result of
unshrinking an .sdk file is usually a diskette. (You can, also, unshrink an .sdk
file to a correctly sized RAM disk. For example, you could unshrink a 3.5" .sdk
file to an 800k RAM disk.)

     Most .sdk files are shrinked 5.25" disks. So, you would usually place a
target 5.25" diskette in Slot 6, Drive 1.


     A typical .dsk disk image file has all of the contents of a diskette in
uncompressed form. Disk images are intended for use with Apple2 emulator programs
running on a PC, Mac, etc.. (A .dsk file is usually stored in compressed .gz form
on an archive. You can uncompress a .dsk.gz file to .dsk form on your PC using
WinZIP.)

     Although a .dsk file is intended for use with an Apple2 emulator, it can be
moved to your Apple II and transferred to diskette using DSK2FILE.



Rubywand