Re: Data Conversion Question - Apple II ---> Centris 650

[dhouston@moose.uvm.edu (David Houston)]

In recent threads here, someone inquires as to the movement of files from 
the 5.25" to Mac.
One reply includes:
>If you are running a Centris with a ][e board, please let us know--none of my 
>local Macintosh dealers know whether or not this is possible.  If it is, I will
>certainly consider the Centris when I buy my computer!  But if THAT is what 
>you're doing, you can connect the 5.25" disk drive to the connector on the ][e 
>card, and you're set.
We have a ][e card on an LC - we can run the darn thing, but in the case 
of moving PRODOS files that are on a 5.25" drive to simple text files on 
a Mac, the recurring issue -- unsolved as of this date -- is that we 
cannot actually SEE the $$%% files we move! whether we Print to a Text 
file, or save to a different file name (using the path name that is the 
Partition on the Mac HD), The files are invisible! What am I missing 
here? The same kind of issue occurs with the Bootup process. To Boot up, 
I either have to drag (individually) the PRODOS and the BASIC.SYSTEM 
files to the open partition "folder" (I am always asked if I want to 
overwrite them!) or boot from a 5.25" floppy _or_ boot with a Mac 6.0.8 
disc that has the ][e startup on it! Finally, NOTHING I have done _ever_ 
allows access to the Mac internal 3.5" floppy! ARRRGH! I spend TOO MUCH 
time doing simple things! It is almost quicker to simply Print out the 
AppleWorks file, scan it using OmniPage, save to Mac or DOS format!
Any thoughts on this issue, PLEASE e-mail me direct!
Thanks,
David Houston
dhouston@moose.uvm.edu