Re: ProDOS diskreader for PC?

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

jrogers@asis.com writes ...
> 
> I am charged with converting an Appleworks database to a Win95
> database format.  I can't read the disk.  Someone one on another list
> mentioned using kermit and a serial or null modem connection to make
> the transfer (hoping there is mostly ascii text in the file...).


     A product named "CrossWorks" which is supposed to be pretty good
for such transfers. It is from Sequential Systems ... 

Sequential Systems
     800-759-4549 or 303-666-4549
     http://www.sequential.com
     email: inquiries@sequential.com)


     A description of CrossWorks features lifted from Sequential's web
site follows:

  Includes 8 foot direct-connect cable - connects IIe, IIc, IIc Plus,
    or IIGS to IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2 or compatible!
  Fast - 19,200 baud! No modem needed.
  Optional 50 foot extension cable available.
  Long distance phone transfers by modem, too.
  Includes both 5.25" and 3.5" disks for both Apple & IBM - not copy
    protected!
  List price: $89.95



     If you have a relatively small number of text files (or files which
can be converted to text on the IIe), a fairly popular approach is to
send them as ASCII to your PC using a NULL modem connection.

     Another option is to place text files in a ShrinkIt archive file,
NULL modem to your PC, and use Nulib to extract the files in PC text
form.

     If you decide to try using one of the two plain NULL modem
approaches mentioned above and have any questions, ask here or download
the T1TCOM and T2TCOM FAQs files from Ground at ...

ftp://ground.isca.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/Faqs .



> Is
> there program that let's a PC read a ProDOS disk?

     Not as far as I know. The problem is that the basic methods of
recording data on diskette are not the same. You can get a 'IIe on a
card' for plugging into a PC called a "TrackStar". It lets you hook up
Apple II drives and, I guess, would make it possible to R/W ProDOS
diskettes on your PC. (I recently bought one at auction for $19-- have
not tried it out yet.)

     To get a TrackStar, try http://www.ahhz.com or look at Apple
auctions on EBay.



> Is there one for a
> MAC?  From Mac to PC is not a problem.  Can any Mac drives read ProDOS
> disks?
>

     Yes.




Rubywand