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This article is from the Apple ][ Emulator Resources Guide, by Alex Maddison with numerous contributions by others.

5.2.4 Transferring Disk-Images. Miscellaneous

If you don't have a serial card on your Apple, try "Ap2222PC" by Clay Chang. This DOS 3.3 program will transfer disk and sequential text files between the PC and Apple using the Apple game I/O port, one 5.25" drive and the PC parallel port (use 48K DOS only!). Alternatively, "Apl2serial" by Warren Toomey <wkt@csadfa.cs.adfa.oz.au> contains details on connecting an Apple's cassette port output to a PC via RS232 cable, as well as binary executables for creation/transfer. Or, use "SoundReader" by Mike Kienenberger <SXMLK@ACAD3.ALASKA.EDU>, which transmits binary data from an Apple to a NeXT via the audio ports on the respective machines.

PROGRAM LOCATIONS: http://www.tfrin.gov.tw/D-FI/~cylin/ap2222pc.zipftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/utility/ap2222pc.zipftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/utility/apl2serial.zipftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/utility/SoundReader.tar.gz

NOTE: It is a great deal easier to transfer disk-images from the Macintosh or Amiga to the PC (via 720K or 1.44Mb DOS disks) than it is from the Apple ][ straight to the PC (although there are hardware boards to connect Apple 5.25" drives to the PC, they are rare). On the Macintosh, use either PC Exchange software (which allows PC 720K and 1.44Mb disks to be inserted into Mac HD disk- drives), Apple File Exchange, or System 7.5 (with standard DOS-mounting software). On the PC, use Macsee or Mac-Ette (both Shareware) or Macindos, which all read 1.44Mb Macintosh disks. On the Amiga, use Dos2Dos (KS 1.2/1.3) or CrossDOS (inbuilt KS/WB2.1) to read 720K DOS disks in the Amiga 3.5" drive. NOTE: Macintosh 400/800K disks are NOT compatible with either Amiga or PC drives. Always ensure Binary/Data translation rather than MacBinary!

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