Re: Apple CPM conversion

[tomk@pro-nsdapple.cts.com (Tom Kelly)]

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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