Re: Writing BIN file to floppy

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Andy McFadden <fadden@fadden.com> wrote in message
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> Clint Paden <clint-news-1@nospam.padens.us> wrote:
> > I have a couple of Apple II disk images that are .bin files. What is the
> > best way to go about writing them to a floppy disk (using either Linux
> > or Windows) so that they can be read on an Apple II?
> >
> > Just to clarify, these images will open in the emulator AppleWin and get
> > it running, but other than this, I don't know too much about their
> > format.
>
> Open it with CiderPress and hit Ctrl-I (or File->Archive Info).  That'll
> tell you what format it's in.
>
> If it's an unadorned DOS-order 5.25" disk image, you can transfer it
> with ADT and a serial cable.  If not, you can use CiderPress to convert
> it first.
>
> Another approach is to convert it to a ShrinkIt .SDK file and then use
> a ZMODEM transfer through a serial cable, and unpack it with ShrinkIt on
> the Apple II.
>
> There's no way to write an Apple II 5.25" floppy from a PC.

Not yet!  :o)

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