Re: How to transfer 3.5 image back to a real disk

["Charles J. Sarchet" <csarchet@sinclair.net>]

Since I don't see where anyone else has posted it, I will add this little
bit.

I too have just recently resurrected my GS, and thanks to the support of the
people of this newsgroup it has been pretty easy.  You can find a copy of
the newsgroups FAQs at ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/Faqs and a couple
of other places.

Basically, all you need is a null modem cable or a serial cable and a null
modem adapter.  The fastest approach would be to use a high speed modem
cable from you GS to the PC via a null modem cable from the PC or the null
modem adapter.  A regular modem cable from the GS would work, but I
understand that it limits your transfer rate.  I personally use a high speed
modem cable from my GS through my blue Laplink cable to my PC.  I already
had this stuff so it was the cheapest way to go.

Once you have the two physically connected, you need to get them talking to
each other.  On the GS, I use ProTerm and on the PC I use QModem Pro, but
Hyperterminal that comes with Windows 9x and NT works fine.  I like to set
ProTerm up to automatically receive using ZModem, and then I can just drag
and drop things from the PC to the GS through QModem.

This has been a much faster method then swapping 3.5 which is what I was
originally doing.  I hope to get my AppleTalk stuff going so that I can get
a faster more user friendly connection going, but for now this method has
been more than adequate for me.

More detailed instruction can be found in the FAQ.  Even how to build your
own cable.

Chuck :-)


Rob wrote in message <36DE3DE0.78EA@inreach.com>...
>Hi all,
>I finally resurrected my IIgs after several years sitting in boxes in
>the garage.  I found that some of my 3.5" diskettes didn't survive too
>well after sitting around for so long in a hot garage although, oddly
>enough, all my 5.25" floppies still work fine.  Most notable were the
>Marble Madness GS and PrintShop GS diskettes that were crushed.
>
>Anyway, I was able to locate and download some images of these disks but
>just how do I transfer the images from my PC back to IIgs 3.5 diskettes?
>I don't have access to a Mac so copying the image to a Mac disk is not a
>real option.  I know I'll need to use a serial null modem cable but I
>could use some help on the actual steps, commands, programs, etc. needed
>to accomplish the transfer.  The images I found contained the .SHK
>extension.
>
>Thanks
>Robert