Re: SwyftWare

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message 20041031033502.11769.00003313@mb-m29.aol.com">news:20041031033502.11769.00003313@mb-m29.aol.com...
: Steven N. Hirsch wrote:
: 
: >Steven N. Hirsch wrote:
: >> J.P. wrote:
: >> 
: >>> Hey--
: >>> Does anyone have (or is capable of getting) a disk image of SwyftWare?
: >>>  I'd love to play with it, but I don't have it.  I asked Jef Raskin;
: >>> he has the disks lying around, but doesn't have the time (or possibly
: >>> an Apple II) lying around to copy them with.  Thanks.
: >> 
: >> 
: >> Is that the software which shipped with the Swyftcard?  If so, I have it 
: >> in my archives.
: >> 
: >
: >I found the disk.  That's the good news.  The bad news is that only the 
: >reverse side, "SwyftCard ProDOS Converter" is readable (at least by 
: >Shrinkit).  The front side, "SwyftCard Tutorial", cannot be read by 
: >anything I've tried.  It's either damaged or not in the same low-level 
: >GCR format as Apple II diskettes.
: >
: >I'd be glad to send the image of the ProDOS converter to anyone 
: >contacting me privately.
: 
: Steve, I'd like to have an image of the converter.
: 
: The Tutorial side of the disk is, as Paul points 
: out, in Swyftcard format, which is a 4+4 format. 
: The ProDOS converter may be able to convert it to 
: ProDOS files.

After reviewing the conversion side of the disk 
by the image Steve sent to me, it appears that 
Michael is correct. The converter does change 
from SwyftCard to ProDOS and back again.  :o) 

Once converted, I'm also desirous of a copy of 
the front side of the disk as well.  Thanks. 

Apple II Forever, and Apple II Together, 
Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprizez };-) 
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