Re: Copy Files from an Apple IIGS to a PC

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

mlgstudios asked:

>mlgstudios@yahoo.com (mlgstudios) wrote in message
>news:<9791a08.0409180844.e8d4e4c@posting.google.com>...
>> I know this has been posted many times but I don't seem to have found
>> a good solution (i.e. A to Z) for what I need to do.  I want to get
>> some old (as in, version 3.0) Appleworks files from the 3.5 disks to
>> the PC so that I can archive them.  From what I understand, the only
>> way to do this is to get some sort of hardware solution for the Apple
>> such that it can write to a PC formatted disk, or set up communication
>> between the two computers through a serial or parallel port.
>> 
>> Would someone please point me to resources that will enable me to do
>> this, if it can be done?  I don't have an external modem for the
>> Apple.  If the two computers can be connected directly, what cables
>> (and connectors) would be needed to do this?  What software would be
>> needed to set up communication?
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Matt
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>Would this model be able to write to a PC floppy?
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>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=80286&item=5124090
118&rd=1

No, you'll need a Mac SE or later, but not _too_ late!  ;-)

If you stick to later 680x0 Macs, with 3.5" "Superdrives", and Mac OS 7.5 -
8.x,
you should be OK.

-michael

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