Re: apple II gs to ms-dos

[Daniel Webster <dwebster@monmouth.com>]

Jim.Low@logicbbs.org wrote:
> 
> There are several ways you can trasfer text files from the Apple IIgs to an
> IBM compatible "machine."
> 1.  Connect the two computers via serial/modem ports with a nul modem and
>     (a) use any communications program between the two,
>     (b) or get the program CrossWorks to make the job easier.
> 2.  Have modems on both computers and dial each (two phome lines/two modems)
> and transfer with most telecommunications programs.
> 3.  If files are on a ProDOS 3.5" disk, put the disk in a modern Mac then
> save to an MS-DOS formatted disk.  If the file isn't plain ASCII, you can
> use MacLink Plus or many modern programs to import, then export to a format
> you want.
> 
> There are other methods, too.

I used to just pop MS-DOS disks into my GS HD drives, but the read only
DOS FST is not compatable with WIN 95 disks.  Even disks that were
formatted under DOS 6.22 or earlier, once read by a WIN 95 machine are
no longer readable by the GS.  Another interesting note, Mac PC exchange
(the sys 7.5xx version) also has a problem with WIN 95 disks.  It can
read the files, but the disk lable becomes a fragment of the name of the
most recently written file.  

I can still use my old Appletalk PC card, but that requires using a MAC
as an appletalk server.  (it also requires that I pull my sound card
from my PC!)