Re: Writing apple 2 images on disk

[HansO <msxhans@yahoo.com>]

aiiadict@gmail.com wrote:

>>Don't think you can use the 1541 drive
>>other than connecting it to the apple
>>II with some custom hardware card..
>
>I think the 1541 is a serial device.  Would
>be neat to make PC and apple II drivers
>for the 1541.
>
>Rich
A nice starting point would be the SYM-1 support for the 1541 drive, in 6502
assembler source in
http://www.6502.org/users/dallas/SYM/SYMDOS2/symdos2.htm
Using the joystick interface might be enough to interface. 

For 1541 PC support: Star Commander, cbm4win etc. Special cables like the XE1541
are easy to make.
Hans, http://www.hansotten.com