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Re: Writing images files to Apple IIgs 3.5 format on a PC?
- Subject: Re: Writing images files to Apple IIgs 3.5 format on a PC?
- From: schmidtd <schmidtd@my-deja.com>
- Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 18:46:26 -0800 (PST)
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On Feb 5, 8:41 pm, Michael Ver Hoven <m...@optonline.net> wrote:
> Is this possible?
>
> I recently dug out my old Apple IIgs and I have 2 5.25 and 2 3.5
> drives. Sadly, only a few disks are bootable due to them being 20++
> years old.
>
> Most of the GS 3.5 disks don't work. I know there's a ton of img files
> on the net for emulators, but is there is there a way to write them out
> on a PC 3.5 drive?
No. Not the 800k, GCR-encoded variety.
You could transfer disk images via ADTPro and the serial port on the
IIgs, though. That would let you reconstitute them in place right on
the IIgs drive:
http://adtpro.sourceforge.net/connectionsserial.html#MiniDIN8