Re: Transferring 5.25" disk files to either a Mac or Ibm Pc

[herbertf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Herbert Fung)]

Previously Gordon Atwood wrote:
 
>I have a large number of files stored on 5.25" floppies for my Apple IIe
>system, using ProDos (don't know what version).
>
>I would like to transfer them to an Ibm PC (directly would be preferred)
>or indirectly via a Mac.
>
>I've tried using the 'Apple File Exchange' utility on a Mac.  It is
>unable to read the disk.  The Utilities User manual says on the
>first page of the section that it 'allows you to work with documents
>created on personal computers using MS-DOS and on the Apple II using
>ProDos'.
>
>From this I would infer that it should be able to handle my disk.
>
>However, it is unable to recognize the format of the disk.  I have
>fairly olds drives, single-sided, single-density.  Does anyone know if
>this presents a problem for the Utility.
 
Umm, you aren't hooking up your 5.25 drive to a Mac were you? The Mac
doesn't support the 5.25 drive, with the exception of an LC equipped with
the IIe emulator card.
 
>Can anyone suggest a way for me to transfer the files?
>
>I don't have a modem on my Apple.  All I have is a Grappler Parallel
>card.  Nor do I have the Ibm PC yet.  I want to verify that I can
>transfer all this stuff before I make the purchase.
>
>Thanks in advance.  G.H.A.
 
Ok, first of all you don't need a modem to transfer files, you can
accomplish this by connecting your Apple and PC via serial cable, and
running a terminal program on both machines.
 
Second, what kind of files are you transfering? Text files, AppleWorks
documents, programs? There are packages you can buy to do some of this,
like CrossWorks and SuperWorks. If you want to run an Apple II emulator
there are some available on some FTP sites.
 
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