Re: Apple CPM conversion

[wbaguhn@nyx10.cs.du.edu (Will Baguhn)]

In article <h369639@pro-nsdapple.cts.com>,
Tom Kelly <tomk@pro-nsdapple.cts.com> wrote:
>In <320231C2.4E13@hookup.net> Jeff Klassen <jklassen@hookup.net> writes:
>
>>Dear folks at comp.sys.apple2,
>>
>>I am a novice to Newsgroups.  I was directed to exploring here by a 
>>friend who is trying to help me with some file conversions.  I have 
>>some files that are stored on 5.25" Apple II CPM diskettes and it is 
>>important that I find some way of converting them to Macintosh or DOS 
>>text files on 3.5".  It will save many hours of work for a colleauge 
>>of mine.  We have been able to verify that the files exists and that 
>>they are in the Apple CPM format by using the System Utilities from 
>>the Apple //c (Check format and catalog).  I am not aware how to 
>>retrieve them apart from a software package on the PC called Uniform, 
>>which will only read Apple CPM with a special hardware card added to a 
>>system.  I am not sure whether that hardware is still available 
>>anywhere.  If there is anyone with some advice and direction for me it 
>>would be very much apprecited.  If possible, please email to 
>>jklassen@hookup.net.  I will continue looking here also.  Thanks.
>>
>>Jeff Klassen
>
>Well the simplest way is to convert the files to ProDos on a Apple II using
>the program called Cameleon.  I don't recall if it will copy to 3.5 disks.
>If not, next copy the files to 3.5 disk.
>If you have a Apple IIgs you can copy prodos to a Mac HFS format disk.
>Take the mac disk to a Mac.  The Mac can write to a PC disk if it has a HD
>drive.  
>You can also transfer from the Apple to the PC directly using a null modem
>cable while running terminal software on both computers.  
>
>If anyone is interested in getting Cameleon of wants me to do file
>transfers between different computers, send me E-Mail.
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Chameleon shouldn't be used on "big" disks... in fact, in won't work
nicely with hard disks at all.

Something like HFSlink can be used to then transfer files from prodos
to HFS, skipping the need for a IIgs, provided that the //e or whatever
has a 3.5" drive.


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