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Re: Read PC 720k Floopy on Apple IIe?


"Peter Watson" <paw77@N_O_hotmail_S_P_A_M.com> wrote in message news:E8Exh.3113$sd2.240@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> "Payton Byrd" <plbyrd@bellsouth.no.spam.net> wrote in message 
> news:6jsxh.21241$fC2.6849@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
>>I just ordered myself an external 800k 3.5" drive for my Apple IIe.
>>Is there a program available that will allow me to read a PC 720K floppy 
>>from that drive?
> 
> The short answer is that an 800 Kb drive can't read or write 720 Kb PC 
> disks. As others have noted, Apple's Superdrive (the FDHD drive) with the 
> FDHD controller card can handle the 720 Kb and 1440 Kb format. There is also 
> the Bluedisk card which can attach real 720 Kb drives.
> 
> The slighly longer answer is that an Apple 800 Kb drive plugged into a PC 
> Transporter card (basically an 8088-like co-processor card) could read and 
> write 720 Kb disks (but not format them reliably). Basically this is for 
> interest only - I couldn't recommend it as a solution!
> -- 
> Peter Watson
> -- Write to MSDOS disks on the Apple IIgs?
> -- Impossible!  ;-)
> 
>

OK, in all seriousness; What is the most readily available method to get software from my PC to my Apple IIe that doesn't involve a null modem cable?  Please don't tell me about theoretical solutions with hardware that is impossible to find or obtain.  Can someone point me to a website with a working solution that I can order today?

Thanks,
Payton Byrd