Re: PC to Apple II disk drive

["Jack Tseng" <tseng4@hotmail.com>]

PC using parallel can communicates with Commodore 1541 (GCR) thur X1541 
cable. X1541 cable looks really simple we can make.

Can we make the cable for Apple disk drive and PC parallel or serial?
or buy the Apple disk drive adapter card for pc?

Thanks!
Jack


"Bryan Parkoff" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message 
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> "Jack Tseng" <tseng4@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
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>> Do you know about Apple II disk drive hooked up to PC? How is the disk 
>> image transferred from Apple into PC?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Jack
>>
> Hi, Jack...
>
>    I ask you please read FAQ about Disk II before you post your message on 
> the newsgroups.  It is very important that you understand how hardware 
> works with floppy drive.  GCR and MFM formats have different scheme 
> recording. MFM has hard sector because it is done by hardware dependently. 
> GCR has soft sector because it is done by software independently without 
> any help from hardware except it needs hardware for moving head arm and 
> spinning disk.
>    I suggest that you read "Understanding the Apple II+" manual which it 
> has deep explanation of Disk II in chapter 9.  It is now available in PDF 
> format.
>    Apple II FAQ tells how to transfer disk images from Apple II to PC 
> using null-modem cable, ADT, or AE PC Transporter card.  It is not worth 
> to read disk image from Apple II disk into PC floppy drive like Michael 
> Mahon explained earlier about DSK2FDI.  DSK2FDI is not worth reliable 
> accurately when it is non-copy-protection unless copy-protection scheme is 
> always disabled.  I hope that you can do your experiment to try.  Good 
> Luck.
>    Hope it helps.
>
> Bryan Parkoff
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