Re: Extracting *.DSK/*.DO/*.PO images

[supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer)]

"Jim Thompson" <pdsrome@roman.net> wrote:

>Supertimer <supertimer@aol.com> wrote:
>> 
>>dcross1@nospam.home.com (David Cross) wrote:
>> 
>>>I'm trying to find an extractor for these, so I can hoover down images by
the 
>>>boatload and build up my collection for the day when I get a hard drive :)
>>>
>>>Can anybody help on this? Much appreciated if anyone could...
>>
>>Look for the program DSK2FILE at this location:
>>http://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Emulators/
>>
>>It runs on a 128k Apple IIe or better.
>
>I have downloaded the file to a PC, then unzipped it & transfered it to a
>mac & then to a prodos disk. At this point the file is called "disk2file"
>with no extension. I can't get it to "work". Do I need to rename it with a
>"sys" extension? Help......

First of all, do not try to unzip it on a PC.  You lose the attributes,
which means the program won't work.

Second, which Apple II is this?  If it is an Apple IIGS, you should
skip to "from Mac HFS to ProDOS" step because the IIGS,
with System 6.0.1, can read Macintosh HFS disks.

Third, if it is an Apple IIe, then you indeed need to copy the
file from Mac HFS to ProDOS.  However, you'll want that
copy to be an ARCHIVE file, unchanged on the PC.  You
then need to unshrink DSK2FILE.SHK (or something) ON
THE APPLE II side.  Good luck!