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5.2.3 Transferring via disk to compatible drives
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This article is from the Apple ][ Emulator Resources Guide, by Alex Maddison with numerous contributions by others.
5.2.3 Transferring via disk to compatible drives
As mentioned earlier, the standard PC 5.25" drive cannot read Apple ][ disks. However, all Macintosh computers can read, write and format 3.5" ProDOS disks - with the "ProDOS File System" extension, System 7.5 (with standard DOS-mounting software) or Apple File Exchange installed. Since Macintosh Superdrives can also read PC 3.5" floppies, disk-images can by easily transferred to MSDOS computers. Alternatively, use a Macintosh LC which has the IIE card attached. Place your 5.25" disk into the attached external drive and use the "DSK2FILE" program under the emulator, specifying either the Macintosh hard-drive, RAM, or the 3.5" floppy as the path. From there, take the ProDOS 800K disk and insert it into the internal Macintosh drive. For Apple //e, //c, IIGS compatibility with 3.5" drives and Macintosh 880K disks, check Q#37-45 in Part 2 of "COMP.SYS.APPLE2 - Frequently Asked Questions". Amiga owners with an Amiga 1020 5.25" disk-drive (or equivalent) can use "Disk2File" by Ron Menelli <menelli@uiuc.edu> to read unprotected Apple 5.25" disks and create a standard disk-image. A 40 track drive is recommended, although 80 track drives are supported. There MAY be problems with drive-speed reading Apple ][ disks; this can be adjusted following instructions appearing in the "1541.doc" file ("1541" allows Amiga 5.25" drives to read C64 disks). "Disk2File" is included as part of the "Apple2000" emulator package for the Amiga.
PROGRAM LOCATIONS: ftp://ftp.apple.com/software/aii/lc.iiecard/ (the "ProDOS File System" is part of the disk-image - use Disk Copy to extract). ftp://kreeft.intmed.mcw.edu/Q/pub/apple2/dsk2file/4.0/ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/apple2/faq/ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/amiga/Apple2000v13.lha (contains "Disk2File") ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/systems/amiga/aminet/misc/emu/
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