15 Jan
2005
15 Jan
'05
3:23 a.m.
Anybody know if it's possible to read old Atari
8-bit 5.25" floppies
with some sort of PC-based software?
I used to develop software for the Ataris and some co-workers just
dredged up some floppies with source code from projects I did for Atari
that were never released. We're trying to dig up a functional 800
system to read them but it would save a lot of hassle if it was possible
to read them directly into a PC, where we have a good emulator.
-Tom
Hi Tom, I'm assuming you want to pull the data off the disks? There's
two options, the SIO2PC and the 10502PC. The SIO2PC is a SIO->PC Serial
interface that lets you hook up an Atari 8 bit, as well as chained drives
to a PC. the 10502PC lets you just hook up a floppy drive to your PC.
You can buy already made SIOTOPC kits here:
http://www.atariage.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=45_56&products_id=…
and here (including the required software):
http://www.atarimax.com/
AtariMax also sells the 10502PC setup (refered to as ProSystem).
Hope that help.
Marty
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