Re: Copy Files from an Apple IIGS to a PC

["Greg Andrzejewski" <pressyourluck85@yahoo.com>]

"mlgstudios" <mlgstudios@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 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

Do you have access to an older Macintosh (pre os x, built in floppy)? If so,
you could just format an 800k mac 3.5" DD disk with the HFS FST in GS/OS
6.0.1. The mac can read the 800k disk, and can write to PC 1.44 mb floppy.

-Greg